Idaho National Laboratory Receives Second Round of Homeland Security Funding for Cyber Threat Reduction Program

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) http://www.inel.gov/ received a second round of funding this week from U.S. Department of Homeland Security to continue a multi-year cyber security program. The Control System Security Center will receive $11.7 million in 2005 to continue its efforts to secure the computer-aided control systems that operate the nation’s critical infrastructures. Control systems are the digital automation systems that operate infrastructures such as the electric power grid, oil and gas refineries, and telecommunication systems.

"We are pleased to continue partnering with the Idaho National Laboratory to leverage their unique resources," said Robert Stephan, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. "The work for which they are using this funding is making real progress towards securing America’s control systems."

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