tlnitzd jeans 0%rnatr WASHINGTON DC 20510 June 22 2017 President Trump The White House 1600 Avenue NW Washington DC 20500 Dear President Trump We write to follow-up on a letter of March 14 2017 urging you to direct the Department of Energy to conduct a thorough analysis of Russian capabilities with respect to cyberattacks on our energy infrastructure Your administration failed to respond In the meantime the threat Russia poses to our critical infrastructure has become increasingly clear As the Washington Post reported a private cybersecurity rm recently suggested that Russia has developed a tool called CrashOverride the rst ever malware framework to speci cally attack electric grids and that this malware was successfully deployed against a Ukrainian utility last year 1 The Department of Homeland Security has concluded that the tactics techniques and procedures TTPs deScribed as part of the CrashOverride malware could be modi ed to target U S critical information networks and systems 2 The March 14 letter noted that the Russians and other foreign actors have the capability and potentially the intent to cause signi cant damage to our economy by attacking our critical energy infrastructure including our electric grid Admiral Rogers the Director of the National Security Agency and the Commander of the US Cyber Command recently told Congress that Russia holds the cyber capability to cripple our infrastructure Instead of responsibly performing the requested assessment your administration has proposed slashing funding to the very of ces tasked with protecting our grid from Russian cyberattacks Indeed the Department of Energy s Congressional Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2018 proposes to dramatically reduce funding for the Of ce of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability by more than 40% How can our government protect our national security assets if the administration does not allocate the necessary resources We are deeply concerned that your administration has not backed up a verbal commitment prioritizing cybersecurity of energy networks and ghting cyber aggression with any meaningful action 2 Today we reiterate the request that your administration direct the Department of Energy in consultation with other relevant agencies to within 60 days conduct a thorough analysis of a the scope of Russian capabilities to use cyber-warfare to threaten our energy infrastructure and b the extent to which the Russians have already attempted cyber-intrusions into our electric grid pipelines and other important energy facilities We thank you for your attention to these matters Sincerely Maria Cantwell Ron Wyden United States Senator United States Sen or l3r' Schatz Sherrod Brown United States Senator United States Senator 11m B dwin Martin Heinrich United States Senator United States Senator 7 g v kg Chris Van Hollen Christopher A Coons United States Senator United States Senator Al Franken Bernard Sanders United States Senator United States Senator 11 6f Richard J Durbin 6 Reed United States Senator ited States Senator Edward J Markey Tatnn uckworth United States Senator Unite tates Senator Mazie Thomas R Carper United States Senator ited States Senator Patty MLHY United States Senator United States Senator Jeanne Shaheen United States Senator Co The Honorable Rick Perry Secretary US Department of Energy                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu