
As part of a much larger spending request, the White House has requested $28 million in emergency 2020 funding to help the Department of Energy telework during the COVID-19 pandemic. The DoE share will pay “for additional information technology requirements and telework support, also including increased cybersecurity costs, in response to coronavirus,” according to a letter dated Tuesday from Russell Vought, acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, to congressional leaders. To slow the rapid spread…