{"id":241808,"date":"2026-05-08T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/sen-schumer-seeks-dhs-plan-on-ai-cyber-coordination-with-state-local-governments\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:35:10","slug":"sen-schumer-seeks-dhs-plan-on-ai-cyber-coordination-with-state-local-governments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/sen-schumer-seeks-dhs-plan-on-ai-cyber-coordination-with-state-local-governments\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Schumer seeks DHS plan on AI cyber coordination with state, local governments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sen. Schumer seeks DHS plan on AI cyber coordination with state, local governments<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/chuck-schumer-seeks-dhs-plan-on-ai-cyber-coordination-with-state-local-governments\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-08 13:21:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: cyberscoop.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The Senate\u2019s top Democrat called on the Department of Homeland Security Friday to work closely with state and local governments to defend against artificial intelligence-strengthened hacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to make sure state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments aren\u2019t left behind as AI models advance, posing new hacking threats.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a race between cybersecurity defenders and AI-enabled hacking \u2014 and there\u2019s no time to waste,\u201d Schumer wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the White House has reportedly begun hosting meetings about its internal security priorities following these frontier AI cyber breakthroughs, it is glaringly obvious that the Department of Homeland Security needs an updated plan for coordinating these efforts with [state, local, tribal and territorial] governments and implementing procedures to reduce the risk of disruptive cyberattacks enabled by frontier AI,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Schumer said he was worried about the capabilities of DHS and its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to carry out that coordination, given federal funding cuts to the Multistate Information Sharing and Analysis Center, and the lack of a Senate-confirmed CISA director for the duration of the second Trump administration.<\/p>\n

Schumer wants a plan from DHS by July 1 on coordinating with state and local governments on a range of questions, such as how to identify top AI talent, carry out rapid patching and conduct risk assessments.<\/p>\n

\u201cAI is changing the cyber battlefield fast \u2014 and we cannot let hackers get there first,\u201d Schumer said in comments accompanying the letter. \u201cHospitals, power grids, water systems, schools, elections, and emergency services cannot be left exposed while criminal gangs and state-backed hackers race to exploit new AI tools. DHS must immediately help states and localities find and fix vulnerabilities before Americans are hit with…<\/p>\n

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