Resilience

Experts Warn U.S. Needs ‘System-of-Systems’ Resilience

'The key performance indicator going forward is how quickly you can recover,' panelist said.

Jericho Casper

Sep 18, 2025 — 3 min read

Photo of (left to right): Ed Mortimer, Vice President of Government Affairs, NextNav; Melissa Newman, Vice President of Government Relations, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA); Stephen Snyder, Partner, Womble Dickinson Bond; Ambassador Steve Lang, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy; and former Ambassador David Gross (moderator), Partner, Wiley, at the Resilient Critical Infrastructure Summit, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2025 – Industry leaders warned Thursday that U.S. infrastructure resilience was being tested by cyberattacks, power demands, and GPS interference.

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Melissa Newman, vice president at the Telecommunications Industry Association, said artificial intelligence had made cyberattacks faster and more damaging, multiplying vulnerabilities across networks and data centers.

“Cyberattacks and supply chain issues are going to keep recurring,” Newman said, speaking at the Resilient Critical Infrastructure Summit, hosted by Broadband Breakfast. “The key performance indicator going forward is how quickly you can recover.”

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