Tech Daily Dose: Lawmakers Propose Action To Protect Power Grid http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2008/05/lawmakers-propose-action-to-pr.php?rss=1 en Copyright 2010 Fri, 30 May 2008 18:18:55 GMT http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Lawmakers Propose Action To Protect Power Grid Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson and Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology Chairman James Langevin sent a letter late Thursday to Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell detailing their recent efforts to review the United States' bulk power systems operators to secure their information networks.

The letter suggests that the two committees work together to pass legislation granting Federal Energy Regulatory Commission enhanced authority to protect the nation from potential cyber-attacks. Langevin's subcommittee held a hearing on the topic last week at which lawmakers slammed FERC and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation for not doing enough to keep the power grid safe from cyber-threats.

Read the full letter here.

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