The Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) news section features current news, accomplishments, research initiatives, funding opportunities and more from around the energy sector.

DOE Seeking Public Input from Stakeholders to Help Rural, Municipal, and Small Investor-owned Electric Utilities Enhance their Cybersecurity

DOE Will Issue Notice of Sale for Crude Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Finalizes Rule to Replenish This Critical Tool for Addressing Global Supply Disruption and Enhancing Energy Security
CESER will debut its CyOTE™ four-hour practitioner training course for energy system owners and operators during the 11th annual GridSecCon 2022 Conference.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Department of Energy (DOE) will host a technical conference on December 7, 2022 to discuss supply chain risk management.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that contracts have been awarded for the purchase of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) following a Notice of Sale announced on September 19, 2022.
CESER and EERE published Cybersecurity Considerations for Distributed Energy Resources on the U.S. Electric Grid.

Notice is Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Continued Action to Protect American Consumers and Address the Global Supply Disruption Caused by Putin’s Energy Price Hike

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is now accepting applications for the next cohort of its Operational Technology (OT) Defender Fellowship, which is aimed at expanding the cybersecurity knowledge and capabilities of U.S. energy sector cyber defenders.

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory built and tested the first successful prototypes of a remote monitoring system for nuclear facilities to enhance operational safety and advance emergency response efforts.

Funding Will Support Projects that Will Help Make American Energy Systems Secure, Resilient, and Reliable