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Moniz: Energy Department needs new ‘national security’ powers

By John Siciliano
Published January 6, 2017 7:28pm ET
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Moniz: Energy Department needs new ‘national security’ powers
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said he was not sure if the Trump administration would seek his counsel, or put him on "speed dial" as he put it, to discuss the recommendations. But he was confident that U.S. lawmakers will digest his agency's final round of advice on the challenges facing America's energy system. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) | Ronald Zak

President Obama’s energy chief recommended Friday that the Energy Department be given a new “national security” role in protecting the nation’s electricity grid against cyberattacks from terrorist groups and hostile countries.

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz made the recommendations as one of his final actions before President-elect Trump’s inauguration Jan. 20. The policy suggestions were outlined in the Quadrennial Energy Review released Friday, underscoring the heightened threats posed to the U.S. electricity grid.

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