The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that Puesh M. Kumar will serve as Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER).

With this appointment, DOE is accelerating capacity-building and reinforcing the Department’s commitment to lead energy sector cybersecurity efforts, the DOE says. Mr. Kumar will lead DOE’s mission to address cyber, physical, and natural hazards and threats to the U.S. energy infrastructure. Mr. Kumar has over 15 years of experience in grid modernization, cybersecurity, and emergency response within the energy sector.

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