Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. press release, February 10, 1999

NEWS FROM Robert L. Ehrlicl I, i, Jr. (j Second Congressional District of Maryland 1407 York Road, Suite 304 Lutherville, Maryland 21093 315 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 205 1 5 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Jill Homan February 10, 1999 202/225-3061 CONGRESSMAN EHRLICH WORKS TO BRING NEW PROJECT ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND Joint Project to Combat Terrorism, Benefit Private Sector WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. (MD-2), recently met with representatives of the Aberdeen Proving Ground Army Test Center (АТС), Drexel University and National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) to discuss plans for a joint project to safeguard America’s electrical power infrastructure. The project has critical applications to the electrical utility industry in preventing power loss to the United States, and to the government in protecting national security against terrorism. By sharing technology and working together, Drexel, NIPC and АТС propose to build a scale model of the U.S. power grid system which will allow real time simulation of ways to deal with a failure of the grid. Based at Aberdeen, the model will give public and private sector power industry officials, Department of Defense, and public safety officials the ability to identify potential problems in the power system and prevent power outages. In the event of a major outage, the Drexel system will enable officials to reroute power to effected areas and to prevent further problems in the system. “This is an exciting future partnership for all those involved. The applications are vital and far-reaching. I am committed to making the proposal a reality and having it based at the Aberdeen Proving Ground,” Congressman Ehrlich stated. M#