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Rep. McFarland urges law creating study committee on energy and telecommunications survivability amid nation‑state cyber concerns
Summary
Rep. Donald McFarland asked the Science, Technology and Energy Committee to create a study panel to review the resiliency and survivability of New Hampshire’s energy and telecommunications infrastructure amid concerns about nation‑state cyber activity.
Representative Donald McFarland (Grafton 18) introduced HB 541, a proposal to create a committee (or study commission) to examine survivability and resiliency of New Hampshire’s energy and telecommunications infrastructure. McFarland framed the bill as a preparedness measure in light of recent nation‑state cyber operations the sponsor cited from federal reporting and public accounts.
Nut graf: McFarland told the committee that senior U.S. cyber officials have described an evolution in activity by People’s Republic of…
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