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Construction work continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Fed watchdog pushes central bank toward more streamlined IT operations

The OIG attributed the Federal Reserve’s ineffective information security program to a decentralized IT operation, unaddressed recommendations and changes to FISMA methodology.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions executives of the nation’s largest banks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing Sept. 22, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Financial agency rule changes leave banks open to cyber threats, Elizabeth Warren warns

In a letter to Fed, FDIC and OCC leaders, the Massachusetts Democrat pushed for the rescission of policy updates that curb bank examiners’ enforcement powers.
Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., attends a House Financial Services Committee hearing on May 7, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

House passes bill to give financial agencies a technology boost

The FUTURES Act aims to close “talent gaps, procurement barriers, or technological blind spots” at the federal financial regulators, the bill’s Republican co-sponsor says.
From left, Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Raphael Warnock of Georgia, and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Democrats stump for labor representation on Fed’s AI task force

The lawmakers pushed Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to include U.S. workforce perspectives on a panel that currently features three individuals with “direct financial ties to the AI…
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Construction work continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Financial regulatory agencies have fallen behind on joint data standards

A new GAO report offers guidance to regulators that could lead to governmentwide data standards after the agencies missed a deadline required by the Financial Data Transparency…
Kevin Warsh, nominee for Federal Reserve chair, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Fed needs to be proactive on cyber risks from AI models, nominee says

In his Senate confirmation hearing, Kevin Warsh said the Federal Reserve should be forward-looking and reform-oriented when it comes to AI models like Anthropic’s Mythos.
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