Biden administration officials sought to reassure lawmakers that action was being taken to address cyberattacks, as the federal government has made confronting cyber threats a major priority amid the ongoing breaches. ADVERTISEMENT Efforts include the establishment earlier this year of an interagency task force to confront ransomware attacks, and President Biden Other steps have included the TSA issuing two security directives in the months since the Colonial Pipeline attack intended to increase pipeline cybersecurity. Pekoske testified to the Commerce Committee that 100 percent of the owners and operators of critical pipelines have complied with requirements in his agency’s first security directive issued in May. The order required pipeline companies to report cyber incidents within 12 hours, among other issues.