Inspector general: 2 US dams at risk of ‘insider threats’

Two dams critical to U.S. national security are at high risk for “insider threats” that could impair operations because of poor computer security practices, according to an inspector general report.

An evaluation released Monday by the U.S. Department of the Interior doesn’t name the two dams, and spokeswoman Nancy DiPaolo cited national security concerns. But they are among five dams operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation that are considered “critical infrastructure.” Those five dams are Shasta and Folsom Dams in California, Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona, Grand Coulee Dam in Washington and Hoover Dam, which straddles Nevada and Arizona.