Department of Energy bug bounty programs
energy.gov Updated
Department of Energy runs one public program: a self-hosted disclosure program with no cash rewards.
- Top reward
- No cash
- Disclosure only
- Programs
- 1
- None pays cash
- Targets in scope
- 1
- 1 type
- Last change
- None yet
- Tracked since Nov 2026
Where to report
The one public program Department of Energy runs.
| Program | Top reward | Safe harbor | KYC | First response | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Department of Energy VDP
Self-hosted · Disclosure only |
No cash | Full | – | 3 days promised | Open |
-
- Safe harbor
- Full
- First response
- 3 days promised
Amounts are the top reward per severity in the currency each program pays. First response is the platform's measured average when it publishes one, else what the policy promises.
What is in scope
1 target. 3 excluded.
-
doe.gov
Domains
No target matches. Try part of a host name, such as the company name.
Out of scope 3
Don't test these. A program can exclude a host another program covers; the program you report to decides.
-
National Security Systems (NSS)
-
Non-Public Facing or non-Internet-accessible websites, systems, and digital services
-
Websites, systems, and digital services owned by Third Party Service Providers
Recent changes
Reward and scope changes across every Department of Energy program, newest first.
No changes recorded yet. New targets and reward moves show up here and in the RSS feed.
About this page
This page gathers every public program listed under energy.gov: platform programs, self-hosted policies and security.txt contacts. Each program's own policy decides what is in scope and what it pays; check it before you test.
Something wrong or missing? Report a correction.