Duncan, as a Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Caucus, Rep. Duncan hopes to bring more attention to this very serious issue and to improve grid security, including co-sponsoring legislation to provide hardware solutions to protect the grid against EMP. As he observed, “It is vital to our national security that the United States homeland does not remain vulnerable to an EMP attack.” Read Full Story
What me, worry? This week has been filled with negative news reflecting the “chickens coming home to roost” from a number of the current administration’s policies. On the positive side, there is hope that the 113th Congress will be taking up legislation to protect the electric power grid—without which the electromagnetic pulse from a natural or manmade event could lead to the death of several hundred million Americans. Read to the end. Read Full Story
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