From Nextgov.com: Hill: Regulatory groups fail to protect power grid from cyberattacks

Federal regulatory commission says it needs more authority to force plants to tighten security for computer networks.

Amid sharp criticism from Congress that they have misled the public and failed to protect the nation's electrical power system against cyberattacks, officials with regulatory bodies overseeing the power grid said they do not have the authority to act quickly enough to institute safeguards.

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