 Strategic Objective 4.4: Secure Our Clean Energy Future Initiative Number: 4.4.1 Initiative Title: Drive adoption of cyber secure-by-design principles by incorporating them into Federal projects Initiative Description The Department of Energy, working with ONCD and CISA, will work with stakeholders to identify and implement cyber secure-by-design pilot projects, identify economic incentives for cyber secure-by-design, identify needed technology vehicles to apply cyber secure-by-design principles, and measure progress on national implementation of cyber secure-by-design efforts for critical infrastructure. NCS Reference DOE, through efforts such as the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator (CECA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-directed Energy Cyber Sense program, and the National Labs are leading the government's effort to secure the clean energy grid of the future and generating security best practices that extend to other critical infrastructure sectors. DOE will also continue to promote cybersecurity for electric distribution and distributed energy resources in partnership with industry, States, Federal regulators, Congress, and other agencies. Responsible Agency: DOE Contributing Entities: CISA, NIST, ONCD Completion Date: 1Q FY24 42 NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN