The Department of Energy‘s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, or CESER, is calling for submissions for the State of Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Training market research opportunity.
Market Research Objectives
CESER said Wednesday that the purpose of the effort is to help focus investments in cybersecurity workforce development by providing key information, including the existing market of cybersecurity training programs for industrial control systems and operational technology; the cybersecurity energy pipeline; and the knowledge, skills and abilities sought by the energy sector in cybersecurity professionals.
The market research opportunity, managed by TechWerx in partnership with DOE, also calls for recommendations that would inform CESER’s cybersecurity workforce development strategy.
Award Details
The government will make about $160,000 available for the effort. The money will be used to finance one or two awards. Interested parties have until Dec. 11 to turn in their submissions.
Commenting on the opportunity, CESER Deputy Director of Preparedness, Policy and Risk Analysis Mara Winn said, “As the Sector Risk Management agency for the energy sector, it is important that we support relevant workforce solutions that improve the ability of our industry partners to protect the nation’s critical energy assets.”
“This opportunity highlights the importance of understanding industry challenges so our initiatives to develop the cybersecurity workforce in this critical sector are aligned with industry needs,” Winn said.
