On February 14, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the creation of the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response ("CESER") at the U.S. Department of Energy. CESER will be led by an Assistant Secretary, yet to be named, and the office will focus on energy infrastructure security and support the department's newly assigned national security responsibilities.

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