The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is hiring foreign workers to take over computer jobs in the nation’s electrical grid.“Sending crucial IT jobs to overseas firms and outside TVA … would be a dumb idea any day of the week,” Matt Biggs, a director of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, wrote in a KnoxNews.com op-ed. “To do it now, when we are under threat of attack and millions of Americans are desperate for work, is worse than dumb. It’s irresponsible,” Biggs said. Kevin Lynn, the founder of U.S. Tech Workers, said the White House should stop the outsourcing of computer jobs in the nation’s electrical network: They have a nuclear power plant down there. You saw what happened with [the] Twitter [hack]. This is our infrastructure. This keeps the lights on, the heat, the air conditioning, and we’re going to put it in the hands of foreigners? Just like we did with [by relying on China for] PPE and pharamceuticals? Unbelievable. The TVA’s networks of power stations, power lines, and dams are part of the nation’s 16 “critical infrastructure” sectors. The sectors’ ability to survive attacks are overseen by the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies. Some of the… Read full this story
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