energy infrastructure security News
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New Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) Established at the U.S. Department of Energy
On February 14, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the establishment of a new Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) at the U.S. Department of Energy(DOE). $96 million in funding for the office was included in President Trump’s FY19 budget request to bolster DOE's efforts in cybersecurity and energy security. The CESER office will be led by an ...
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Creating a Real-World Competition to Inspire Tomorrow's Cyber Workforce
Cyberattacks pose an ongoing threat to the security of the nation’s energy critical infrastructure, so it’s now more important than ever to have a strong, agile workforce that is prepared to protect this infrastructure. Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of seeing some of today’s best and brightest minds in action at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) third annual Cyber Defense Competition. For ...
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FERC Staff Identifies Key Cybersecurity Program Priorities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff recently (11/21) detailed the depth of its continuing efforts to address cybersecurity challenges facing the nation's energy infrastructure. Among other things, the presentation detailed several organizational changes meant to better focus the agency's resources on quickly evolving cyber challenges including creation of a new security-focused ...
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NY Governor Signs Nation-leading Legislation to Protect Energy Grid from Cyber Threats
Governor Kathy Hochul on Dec 23 signed legislation (A.3904B/S.5579A) that will create strongest-in-the-nation cybersecurity protections for the state's energy grid. This action, taken during a global surge in cyberattacks against critical infrastructure, will ensure New York's grid, the backbone of the state's economy, remains reliable and secure. "The first modern electric grid was built in New ...
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Energetics and MELEMAX Win $300M Blanket Purchase Agreement Award
VSE Corporation (NASDAQ: VSEC) reported today that subsidiary, Energetics Incorporated, as part of the MELEMAX Team, has been selected for a multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) from the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) for Technical, Programmatic, and Engineering Support Services. The MELEMAX Team, ...
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45 Top Mayors Pledge Action on Extreme Weather, Launch National Resilience Campaign
Forty-five leading local elected officials today committed to creating more resilient cities, towns, and counties in the face of unprecedented extreme weather and energy challenges that threaten communities across the country. The "Inaugural Signatories" of the Resilient Communities for America Agreement letter pledged to take cost-effective actions to prepare and protect their communities from ...
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Executive Order 13800 on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure
Statement from Rick Perry, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary:"This Administration recognizes the growing security risk of cyber threats and has prioritized overcoming these challenges facing our Nation, as outlined in Executive Order 13800. The Department of Energy (DOE) has taken an important step forward through the recent creation of the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and ...
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Gutermann and Nec Release Joint Water Leak Detection Solution
The solution combines Gutermann's high-precision sensors with NEC's cloud computing and Big Data technologies Tokyo and Zurich, September 5, 2014 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and Gutermann AG, a Switzerland-based global leader in advanced leak detection technologies, today commenced global sales of the NEC Water Leakage Detection Solution, which uses cutting-edge big data collection and ...
By Gutermann AG
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Parsons Acquires O`Connor Associates
Parsons is pleased to announce that it has acquired privately held O'Connor Associates, a leading environmental consultancy firm in Canada. O'Connor Associates will increase Parsons' presence in Canada and enhance our efforts in the areas of environmental site investigation and remediation. O'Connor Associates meets the environmental business needs of its customers, which include Imperial Oil, ...
By Parsons
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Congress Directs DOE Study of Micro-Reactor Deployment
The National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress this week includes language directing the Secretary of Energy to develop a report on a pilot program for deploying micro-reactors at national security facilities. The Department of Energy (DOE) report identifies where micro-reactors could play a vital role in helping to harden and secure power generation at Department of Defense (DOD) and ...
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U.S. Department of Energy Launches Program to Enhance Partnerships Between Government and Critical Infrastructure
This week (Nov 4), the U.S. Department of Energy took another major step to defend the critical infrastructure that underpins America's security and prosperity by launching the Operational Technology (OT) Defender Fellowship. The OT Defender Fellowship program is a new collaboration with DOE's Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' (FDD) Center for Cyber ...
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Locus Technologies Awarded Contract to Manage Los Alamos National Laboratory Environmental Information and Data
- Locus Technologies (Locus), the industry leader in Web-based environmental software, announced today that it has been awarded a contract from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to manage LANL's environmental data in Locus' Cloud. The contract is worth up to $2 million from 2011 through an additional four option years. LANL is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, ...
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