CISA and FEMA Can Improve Coordination Efforts to Ensure Energy Sector Resilience

We determined that CISA and FEMA could better ensure program efforts are mutually reinforcing; they did not have compatible policies, procedures, and other means to operate across component boundaries; and CISA did not regularly update and monitor written agreements with Energy Sector partners. Increased coordination between CISA and FEMA could improve the outcomes of their efforts. Further, without a comprehensive framework for Energy Sector activities, DHS risks losing important data that would strengthen Energy Sector relationships, programs, and outcomes. We made three recommendations to improve CISA’s and FEMA’s coordination efforts to ensure Energy Sector resilience. The Department concurred with all three recommendations.