Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks during the Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 10, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
The bipartisan legislation directs agencies to standardize data systems and use cloud-based platforms to digitize federal permitting. A companion bill already passed the House.
An entrance to the National Security Agency headquarters is seen at the visitor’s entrance of the facility in Fort Meade, Md., on Feb. 14, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
The bicameral legislative effort would task the intelligence agency with producing cyber-focused guidance to secure AI systems and ward off foreign threats.