The Waiting Game
At the Illinois Commerce Commission, Sadzi Martha Oliva is Commissioner, Kealie Vogel is Policy Advisor, and Greta Gangestad is Legal Intern.
As President Biden begins his first few weeks in office, many within the power sector wonder how his administration will address key concerns related to securing the nation's bulk-power system.
The previous administration issued several executive orders relating to cybersecurity, including Executive Order 13920, a directive that was issued on May 1, 2020 to address security threats to the bulk-power system in the United States.
The Executive Order (E.O.) prohibits the "acquisition, imposition, transfer, or installation of any bulk-power system electric equipment (transaction) by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States" that involves equipment "designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied, by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary."
The concern is that such a transaction may pose an undue risk of sabotage to, or subversion of, aspects of the United States bulk power system, an undue risk of catastrophic effects on the security or resiliency of the economy or critical infrastructure of the United States, or an otherwise unacceptable risk to the national security.