The U.S. Department of Energy is establishing an Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response (CESER).

Some $96 million in funding for the office was proposed in President Trump’s FY19 budget request to bolster the DOE's efforts in cybersecurity and energy security.

The CESER office will be led by an assistant secretary that 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 DOE says that creating 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.