{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://carey.house.gov/2022/04/21/carey-ross-introduce-legislation-protect-energy-infrastructure-amid-growing/", "Carey, Ross Introduce Legislation to Protect Energy Infrastructure Amid Growing Cybersecurity Threats", "2022-04-21", "2022", "2022-04", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Mike Carey", "C001126", "carey.house.gov", "carey", "https://carey.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u00ad\u00ad\u2014 Today, Congressman Mike Carey (OH-15) and Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) introduced the Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Program Act to address a rise in cybersecurity threats against energy infrastructure in the United States. Recent incidents, like the ransomware attack on the Colonial Gas Pipeline, an attempted water poisoning at a Florida treatment plant, or last year\u2019s attempted cyberattack on the Port of Houston, are just a few examples of the threats that inspired this bipartisan legislation, which will both bolster the energy sector\u2019s growing workforce and strengthen the United States\u2019 ability to address future cyberattacks. Specifically, the bill will create an Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Program, which will provide grants and financial assistance to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers studying cybersecurity and energy infrastructure.\n\n\u201cCyber threats on America\u2019s energy sector have never been greater and must be met with urgent action to protect the critical infrastructure that makes modern life possible,\u201d said Congressman Carey. \u201cEstablishing the Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Program will strengthen our resilience by further developing a high-skilled workforce with energy-specific cybersecurity expertise. America must be unified in our response to foreign adversaries seeking to attack our energy networks, which is why I am proud to introduce this bi-partisan legislation with Representative Deborah Ross and look forward working together toward its passage.\u201d\n\n\u201cTo confront growing cyber threats against our country\u2019s critical energy infrastructure, we must make real investments in a strong and diverse workforce ready to meet any challenge,\u201d said Congresswoman Ross. \u201cI\u2019m proud to represent much of the Research Triangle, home to institutions and universities that are propelling our nation\u2019s innovation in cybersecurity and clean energy. From NC State to Wake Tech, this legislation will better equip our brilliant students and researchers in North Carolina and beyond to tackle this changing cybersecurity landscape. It is imperative that we work together to address threats against the United States\u2019 security across sectors, and I\u2019m pleased to introduced this bipartisan legislation with Congressman Carey.\u201d\n\nMany cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the energy sector are only discovered once they have already been exploited in attempted or successful attacks. Compounding the issue, the United States\u2019 energy infrastructure is growing more susceptible to advanced methods of cyberattack as the energy sector integrates more complex technologies. A robust energy security workforce will help the energy sector better prepare for, respond to, and combat this growing threat environment.\n\nThe Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Program addresses these workforce and research needs by creating a grant program at the Department of Energy that:\n\nProvides financial assistance for scholarships, fellowships, and R&D projects at colleges and universities to support graduate students studying the convergence of cybersecurity and energy infrastructure\n\nProvides students and postdoctoral researchers with traineeship research experiences at the Department of Energy\u2019s National Laboratories and utilities\n\nExpands outreach to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:19:30Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://carey.house.gov/2022/04/21/carey-ross-introduce-legislation-protect-energy-infrastructure-amid-growing/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7306658662855625, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}