Committee to examine vulnerabilities from power outages

FRAMINGHAM (10/08/2003) - The House Select Committee on Homeland Security will examine how power outages would affect cyberterrorism or impede critical infrastructure protection, according to Committee Chairman Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Calif.). The committee will hold a series of hearings to investigate the vulnerability of our nation's power supply and what role the U.S. Department of Homeland Security would have in the case of nationwide outages.