By Justin Katz May 13, 2021 Is the Transportation Security Administration the best agency to be regulating the cybersecurity of the country's natural gas pipelines? In the wake of the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline's business systems, lawmakers and government officials are concerned about how prepared the nation is to confront an assault on the industrial control systems that manage energy pipelines. They are also re-examining where the responsibility for the cybersecurity of energy pipelines should be housed. The Department of Energy has been designated the sector-specific agency for cybersecurity incidents, and its Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response office is managing response. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is tracking the attack and publishing regular bulletins to industry about guarding against ransomware. The FBI is also investigating.