Principal cyber advisors from each of the services discuss how cyber is evolving.

The Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act tasks the NIST director with developing a suite of AI resources aimed at helping Main Street, lawmakers say.

The initiative’s director said teams are on track to meet forthcoming deadlines and a minimum viable product will be unveiled in 2026.

And, House Democrats question DHS, ICE use of surveillance tech.

The department again reported few uses slated for increased risk management practices, and demoted several systems it previously determined could have significant impact on the public.

And, Pentagon CTO Emil Michael urges Anthropic to ‘cross the Rubicon’ on military AI use cases amid ethics dispute.

And, State Department is gearing up to ‘roll out agentic AI’

Michael Duffy, acting federal chief information security officer, called the present technology moment “pivotal” and detailed steps leaders are taking to address it.

The department's 2025 tally of AI uses continues a trend of dramatic annual increases, adding deployments for unaccompanied minors data as well as agentic AI uses.

A senior official said the agency is incorporating bots in procurement processes, exploring emerging tech and building off lessons learned from other agencies.