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DOE Forms New Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response

By John Erickson posted 02-15-2018 11:52 AM

  
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is establishing a new Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER). President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request included $96 million in funding for the office to bolster DOE's efforts in cybersecurity and energy security.

The CESER office will be led by an Assistant Secretary, who will focus on energy infrastructure security, support the expanded national security responsibilities assigned to the department and report to the Under Secretary of Energy.

The creation of the CESER office will elevate the department’s focus on energy infrastructure protection and will enable more coordinated preparedness and response to natural and man-made threats.

For questions on this article, please contact John Erickson of APGA staff by phone at 202-464-0834 or by email at jerickson@apga.org.

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