‘Defences are under strain’: MPs wade in on UK infrastructure resilience to extreme weather

The House of Commons has debated UK infrastructure’s readiness and resilience in the face of extreme weather, with one MP stating that our “defences and embankments are under strain”. The post ‘Defences are under strain’: MPs wade in on UK infrastructure resilience to extreme weather appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

DSIT’s CNI cybersecurity drive harnesses SME smarts to bolster infrastructure resilience

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) – in partnership with innovation and growth accelerator Plexal – has expanded the Cyber Runway CNI programme to harness SME expertise. The post DSIT’s CNI cybersecurity drive harnesses SME smarts to bolster infrastructure resilience appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

EPA to Distribute $410M for Resilient Water Infrastructure in NC

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funding is set to boost water infrastructure resilience in North Carolina, but more than $100M in FEMA funds are in limbo due to new administrative changes at the US Dept. of Homeland Security, its parent agency, 

Twenty States Challenge Dismantling of FEMA Resilient Infrastructure Program

FEMA's acting chief and his successor lacked legal authority to dismantle BRIC, its infrastructure resilience program, states argue in a federal district court lawsuit.

Plans to boost critical infrastructure resilience to GPS jamming agreed between UK and France

Plans to improve the resilience of critical national infrastructure (CNI) to jamming of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) systems like the global positioning system (GPS) are being worked on in a new partnership between the UK and French governments. The post Plans to boost critical infrastructure resilience to GPS jamming agreed between UK and France appeared first on New Civil Engineer.