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Granholm: No need to hoard gas amid pipeline attack
May 11 - Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says there may be a gasoline "supply crunch" for a few days as Colonial Pipeline gets up and running again following a ransomware cyberattack but she urged Americans not to hoard gas, insisting there is no need. source from
May 11 - Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says there may be a gasoline "supply crunch" for a few days as Colonial Pipeline gets up and running again following a ransomware cyberattack but she urged Americans not to hoard gas, insisting there is no need. source from
MAY 11, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held briefing with reporters. She was joined by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to discuss the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. They spoke about increasing the fuel supply to the southeast region by other means and increasing cyber protections for critical infrastructure.
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held briefing with reporters. She was joined by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to discuss the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. They spoke about increasing the fuel supply to the southeast region by other means and increasing cyber protections for critical infrastructure.
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, May 11, 2021
MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. We have three guests joining us today: Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and Deputy Security of Energy David Turk.
I — since Secretary Granholm and Mayorkas have been here before, I will skip their introductions. But I do want to note that Deputy Secretary Turk was previously the Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency during the Obama-Biden administration. He coordinated international technology and clean energy efforts at DOE, and served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director at the National Security Council.
They obviously have a lot on their plates today but have agreed to stay for a few questions. With that, I will turn it over to Secretary Granholm.
SECRETARY GRANHOLM: Thank you. Great. Thanks, Jen. So the White House and the Department of Energy have been leading an interagency response to the Colonial Pipeline hack and, fortunately, the interagency response is bringing a lot of expertise and resources and authorities from across the federal government.
We’ve been working around the clock since Friday to help Colonial — Friday night, when we learned, of course, to hope — to help Colonia return the pipeline to normal operation as quickly and as safely and as securely as possible... more
MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. We have three guests joining us today: Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and Deputy Security of Energy David Turk.
I — since Secretary Granholm and Mayorkas have been here before, I will skip their introductions. But I do want to note that Deputy Secretary Turk was previously the Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency during the Obama-Biden administration. He coordinated international technology and clean energy efforts at DOE, and served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director at the National Security Council.
They obviously have a lot on their plates today but have agreed to stay for a few questions. With that, I will turn it over to Secretary Granholm.
SECRETARY GRANHOLM: Thank you. Great. Thanks, Jen. So the White House and the Department of Energy have been leading an interagency response to the Colonial Pipeline hack and, fortunately, the interagency response is bringing a lot of expertise and resources and authorities from across the federal government.
We’ve been working around the clock since Friday to help Colonial — Friday night, when we learned, of course, to hope — to help Colonia return the pipeline to normal operation as quickly and as safely and as securely as possible... more
aMAY 11, 2021 | PART OF U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESU.S. House of RepresentativesRepresentative Liz Cheney on Democracy and Rule of LawRepresentative Liz Cheney (R-WY) spoke about the importance of upholding the U.S. Constitution and denounced former President Donald Trump’s claim that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent, calling it an attempt to undermine the democratic process. She spoke from the House floor a day before House Republicans were set to vote on whether to remove her from her leadership role as conference chair.
Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, speaks at a news conference in the White House on Tuesday.
Homeland Security announces new efforts to combat violent extremism in the U.S.
May 12 - The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday dedicated an arm of its intelligence division to target domestic terrorism and opened a new center to help state and local law enforcement combat violent extremists, the latest Biden administration efforts on the problem in the wake of the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol.
The department said the moves were part of a strategy to “comprehensively combat domestic violent extremism, including violent white supremacy.”
President Biden asked federal intelligence agencies to assess the threat of domestic terrorism shortly after he took office. In March, the administration released a report that warned about the increasing threat from militias and white supremacists, which amplified calls for the need to fight extremism inside the United States.
“Individuals who may be radicalizing, or have radicalized, to violence typically exhibit behaviors that are recognizable to many but are best understood by those closest to them, such as friends, family, and classmates,” the homeland security secretary,
Alejandro N. Mayorkas, said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
In the aftermath of the deadly Jan. 6 riot by a pro-Trump mob, federal law enforcement was widely criticized for not responding to a threat that was evolving publicly on social media.
On Wednesday, Mr. Mayorkas is set to testify alongside Attorney General Merrick B. Garland before the Senate Appropriations Committee about the current threat posed by domestic extremists.
Mr. Mayorkas emphasized that the department’s new programs were developed to comply with privacy protections required by law. The new center will replace a similar program that was started during the Trump administration. source from
Homeland Security announces new efforts to combat violent extremism in the U.S.
May 12 - The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday dedicated an arm of its intelligence division to target domestic terrorism and opened a new center to help state and local law enforcement combat violent extremists, the latest Biden administration efforts on the problem in the wake of the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol.
The department said the moves were part of a strategy to “comprehensively combat domestic violent extremism, including violent white supremacy.”
President Biden asked federal intelligence agencies to assess the threat of domestic terrorism shortly after he took office. In March, the administration released a report that warned about the increasing threat from militias and white supremacists, which amplified calls for the need to fight extremism inside the United States.
“Individuals who may be radicalizing, or have radicalized, to violence typically exhibit behaviors that are recognizable to many but are best understood by those closest to them, such as friends, family, and classmates,” the homeland security secretary,
Alejandro N. Mayorkas, said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
In the aftermath of the deadly Jan. 6 riot by a pro-Trump mob, federal law enforcement was widely criticized for not responding to a threat that was evolving publicly on social media.
On Wednesday, Mr. Mayorkas is set to testify alongside Attorney General Merrick B. Garland before the Senate Appropriations Committee about the current threat posed by domestic extremists.
Mr. Mayorkas emphasized that the department’s new programs were developed to comply with privacy protections required by law. The new center will replace a similar program that was started during the Trump administration. source from
