ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY COUNCIL INC
10 G STREET NE 600, WASHINGTON, DC 20002

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY COUNCIL, INC. (THE "EIS COUNCIL") IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND HOST INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO COORDINATE INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTROMAGNETIC THREATS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ("NGOS"), WORKING BOTH,A. TO CONSIDER AND ADDRESS THE RISKS POSED TO CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE FROM NATURAL SOURCES, SUCH AS SEVERE REGIONAL EARTHQUAKES, PANDEMICS OR SOLAR FLARES (WHICH CAN CAUSE MASSIVE GEOMAGNETIC STORMS), AS WELL AS MAN-MADE SOURCES, SUCH AS A LARGE SCALE CYBER ATTACK OR A PHYSICAL ATTACK (E.G., ON CRITICAL GRID NODES OR WITH A HIGH ALTITUDE ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE "HEMP"), AND B. TO STIMULATE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MULTI-SECTOR COORDINATION AND COOPERATION IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION. AND B. TO STIMULATE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MULTI-SECTOR COORDINATION AND COOPERATION IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION.

THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY COUNCIL, INC. (THE "EIS COUNCIL") PARTNERS WITH GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ("NGOS"), WORKING TO CONSIDER AND ADDRESS THE RISKS POSED TO CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE FROM NATURAL SOURCES, SUCH AS SEVERE REGIONAL EARTHQUAKES, PANDEMICS OR SOLAR FLARES (WHICH CAN CAUSE MASSIVE GEOMAGNETIC STORMS), AS WELL AS MAN-MADE SOURCES, SUCH AS A LARGE SCALE CYBER ATTACK OR A PHYSICAL ATTACK (E.G., ON CRITICAL GRID NODES OR WITH A HIGH ALTITUDE ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE "HEMP"), AND B. TO STIMULATE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MULTI-SECTOR COORDINATION AND COOPERATION IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OKEY ACTIVITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020:1. EIS HELD A MEETING FOR THE ELECTRIC SUBSECTOR IN FEBRUARY 2020 THAT FOCUSED ON ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP). EMP IS A STRONG BURST OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION CAUSED BY A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION, ENERGY WEAPON, OR BY NATURAL PHENOMENON, THAT MAY COUPLE WITH ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TO PRODUCE DAMAGING CURRENT AND VOLTAGE SURGES. [ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM EMP ATTACK, "EMP IS ONE OF A SMALL NUMBER OF THREATS THAT CAN HOLD OUR SOCIETY AT RISK OF CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. EMP WILL COVER THE WIDE GEOGRAPHIC REGION WITHIN LINE OF SIGHT TO THE NUCLEAR WEAPON. IT HAS THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES AND THUS TO THE VERY FABRIC OF US SOCIETY, AS WELL AS TO THE ABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES AND WESTERN NATIONS TO PROJECT INFLUENCE ANDPOWER."] SEVERAL KEY PLAYERS FROM THE GOVERNMENT, UTILITIES, CORPORATE, AND ACADEMIC SECTORS AND VENDORS WERE INVOLVED.2. EIS DEVELOPED THE FIRST ITERATION OF A NEW EMERGENCY POWER INITIATIVE. THIS INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO ENABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO ENHANCE THEIR EMERGENCY POWER INSTALLATIONS FOR EITHER CONVENTIONAL DISASTERS OR BLACK SKY SITUATIONS. BLACK SKY SITUATIONS ARE CATASTROPHIC EVENTS THAT SEVERELY DISRUPT THE NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES IN MULTIPLE REGIONS FOR LONG DURATIONS. THE INITIATIVE WILL HELP ALL ORGANIZATIONS IMPROVE THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, AND BLACK SKY COMPATIBILITY OF THEIR EMERGENCY POWER INSTALLATIONS. THE INITIATIVE WON AND COMPLETED THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY'S ENERGY ASSURANCE TOOLKIT IN MAY 2020.3. IN A BLACK SKY CRISIS, THE SCALE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE DISASTER WILL BE BEYOND UNASSISTED HUMAN RECOVERY DECISION-MAKING. IN ORDER TO ASSIST WITH THIS, EIS DEVELOPED THE GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION MODEL (GINOM), A REVOLUTIONARY NEW DECISION-SUPPORT ENABLER. GINOM IS AN AI-ENHANCED MULTI-SECTOR SIMULATION AND COORDINATION SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AI-ENHANCED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND DECISION-SUPPORT IN COMPLEX CATASTROPHES. GINOM IS NOW AT THE PROTOTYPE LEVEL AND BEING BRIEFED WORLDWIDE.4. EIS REWROTE THE NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK FOR THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA).5. EIS MET EVERY TWO WEEKS WITH ENERGY UTILITY CORPORATE LEADERS TO ADDRESS DISASTER RECOVERY TEMPLATES. THE TEAM MADE ENABLING RESTART DURING COMPLEX CATASTROPHES THEIR PRIME OBJECTIVE.6. AFTER WORKING WITH A MAJOR POWER COMPANY, DOD'S DTRA AND SARA TO PERFORM THE FIRST EVER EMP VULNERABILITY AND PROTECTION TESTING AT A MAJOR GRID GENERATION FACILITY, EIS BEGAN THE 3RD STAGE OF TESTING, EXPLORING MORE COST EFFECTIVE EMP PROTECTION. THE FINDINGS FROM THIS TESTING HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE COUNCIL'S "EPRO HANDBOOK IV, EMP", PUBLISHED ON THE AMAZON PLATFORM IN JANUARY 2021. THE EPRO HANDBOOK SERIES IS AN EVOLVING, COOPERATIVE RESOURCE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND WHOLE COMMUNITY RESPONSE PLANNING AND COORDINATION, ADDRESSING SEVERE HAZARDS TO ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE. THE EPRO HANDBOOKS PROVIDE PEER-REVIEWED, RESEARCH-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESOURCES THAT EXAMINE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANDING THE RESILIENCE OF LIFELINE UTILITIES AND THEIR GOVERNMENT AND NGO SECTOR PARTNERS TO ADDRESS SEVERE BLACK SKY HAZARDS.7. EIS INITIATED FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) LAB TESTING TO ENABLE THE LICENSING OF A REVOLUTIONARY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PROJECT (BSX) BROADBAND IP SOFTWARE DEFINE RADIO (BNET) EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. THE BSX EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE PROJECT IS DEVELOPING OPTIONS FOR A NATIONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR USE IN EXTENDED, MULTI-REGION POWER OUTAGES (I.E., GRID-INDEPENDENT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS). FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON THE VOICE AND DATA NEEDS OF LIFELINE UTILITIES AND THEIR GOVERNMENT AND NGO PARTNERS, THE BSX ARCHITECTURE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE USERS WITH MULTI-LEVEL SERVICES ALLOWING FOR WIDELY BASED COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES. BSX IS ALSO DESIGNED TO SUPPORT EVENTUAL INCORPORATION INTO AN OVERALL COMMAND, CONTROL, COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION (C4) SYSTEM, THAT WILL INCLUDE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND ASSISTED DECISION-MAKING TOOLS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES, UTILITIES, KEY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THE BNET FAMILY IS AN ADVANCED BROADBAND IP MANET (MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORK) SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO FOR TACTICAL OPERATIONS MADE BY RAFAEL. IT SUPPORTS THE MODERN DIGITAL RESPONSE NEEDS WITH HIGH-SPEED, LOW DELAY, RELIABLE CONNECTIVITY FOR DATA, VOICE AND VIDEO ON-THE-MOVE. TOGETHER, THE BSX-BNET SYSTEM HAS THE CAPACITY TO BE A CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS TOOL DURING BLACK SKY EVENTS AND CATASTROPHES. 8. WITH ITS FOCUS ON EXTREME TERRESTRIAL WEATHER, EARTH EX III/19 BECAME THE WORLD'S LARGEST RESILIENCE EXERCISE, WITH 2000 ORGANIZATIONS AND MORE THAN 11,000 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS MULTISECTOR, MULTINATIONAL EXERCISE, FROM 42 NATIONS AND EVERY US STATE.9. EIS COMPLETED THE FIRST STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW CYBER PRODUCT INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION (CPIC) INITIATIVE, BRINGING TOGETHER ALL MAJOR US ELECTRIC SUBSECTOR ASSOCIATIONS, LEADING POWER COMPANIES, US GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, AND ISRAELI AND JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATIONS, ALONG WITH ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST RESPECTED ANTITRUST LAW FIRMS TO BUILD PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR A CPIC PROTOTYPE PROGRAM. EIS IS EXPLORING DEVELOPMENT OF THE CPIC COMMISSION INITIATIVE, AS AN OPTION THAT COULD ENABLE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BY US AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS TO DEVELOP A UNIQUE NEW APPROACH TO ADDRESS SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT (SCRM), WHICH IS CONSIDERED THE MOST DANGEROUS DIMENSION OF THE FAST-GROWING CYBER THREAT, AS IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DISRUPT UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURES ON NATIONAL AND GLOBAL SCALES.

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