OMB convenes agencies, industry to talk AI for cyber defense
OMB convenes agencies, industry to talk AI for cyber defense
Publish Date: 2026-03-26 17:29:00
Source Domain: federalnewsnetwork.com
OMB wants agencies to lead the way in adopting AI for cyber defense, including continuous event monitoring, forensics and incident response.
Justin Doubleday
March 26, 2026 5:25 pm
3 min read
The Trump administration is prioritizing ensuring the government leads on adopting artificial intelligence for cyber defense, according to a top Office of Management and Budget official.
The use of “AI-enabled cyber tools” is specifically called out in the new national cybersecurity strategy. The White House’s top cyber official has said the administration will launch a series of pilot programs to harden government networks under the new strategy.
White House officials in recent weeks convened a roundtable featuring “representatives from industry as well as agencies who are at the cutting edge of cyber defense, to talk about how we can really operationalize AI for cyber defense,” Nick Polk, branch director for cybersecurity within OMB’s Office of the Chief Information Officer, said during a Thursday webinar hosted by the Digital Government Institute.
“This is something…
