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DoD, Industry, Need To Continue To Build Resiliency To Threats, Official Says

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, July 27th, 2012

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More than a decade of conflict is winding down, but there are still risks to U.S. national security and since there’s only so much that can be done on prevention, building resilience is critical, the Defense Department Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs said yesterday. A big problem is still the risk of long-term, large scale electric power grid outage, Paul Stockton said during a panel discussion at an Aspen Institute annual security forum. And the biggest…

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