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nextgov.com > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > 09 > nsa-looks-ai-help-analysts-sift-through-vast-data-troves > 415835

NSA looks to AI to help analysts sift through vast data troves

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (277+ words) The National Security Agency is leaning into artificial intelligence tools to process mass volumes of data it collects, allowing analysts to sort through tasks and find anomalies faster, a top official said Tuesday. “I think right now we’re looking at…...

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nextgov.com > ideas > 2026 > 08 > gartner-has-confirmed-battle-authority-happening-right-now-your-agency-ready-aftermath > 415435

Gartner has confirmed the battle for authority is happening right now. Is your agency ready for the aftermath?

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (168+ words) This is the "battle for authority." It isn't a battle for rankings anymore. It's a battle over who gets to be the voice an AI system trusts enough to cite. Right now, most government agencies aren't even aware they're in…...

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nextgov.com > cybersecurity > 2026 > 08 > federal-systems-increasingly-likely-face-accidental-ai-breach-after-hugging-face-experts-say > 415307

Federal systems increasingly likely to face accidental AI breach after Hugging Face, experts say

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1006+ words) Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, leaves a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on July 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch / Staff Getty Images LAS VEGAS — An OpenAI agent tasked with finding software flaws escaped its testing environment, hacked into Hugging Face and spent…...

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nextgov.com > acquisition > 2026 > 08 > cloudflare-seek-dod-il4-authorization-after-new-fedramp-govramp-designations > 415299

Cloudflare to seek DOD IL4 authorization after new FedRAMP, GovRAMP designations

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (233+ words) Cloudflare announced Monday it plans to seek Department of Defense Impact Level 4 authorization to bring a platform that can store and process controlled unclassified information to defense agencies. The connectivity cloud company also achieved FedRAMP High certification, which covers civilian…...

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nextgov.com > defense > 2026 > 08 > ai-models-white-house-and-companies-secret-safety-measures > 415286

As AI models break free, White House works with firms on secret safety measures

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (939+ words) President Donald Trump and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in Evian, France, on June 17, 2026. Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images No one is saying, officially, what was decided when top frontier AI labs—Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta—met with White…...

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nextgov.com > acquisition > 2026 > 08 > palantir-calls-gsa-withdraw-draft-ai-acquisition-rule > 415253

Palantir calls on GSA to withdraw draft AI acquisition rule

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (498+ words) The General Services Administration should axe its draft large language model-specific acquisition rule, in part because it is purportedly unlawful and would undermine Trump administration goals if it were finalized, Palantir argued in recent comments on the proposal. “If implemented,…...

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nextgov.com > cybersecurity > 2026 > 08 > hugging-face-ai-breach-most-consequential-hack-morris-worm-former-nsa-cyber-chief-says > 415230

Hugging Face AI breach is ‘most consequential hack’ since Morris Worm, former NSA cyber chief says

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (798+ words) (L to R) Former National Security Agency cybersecurity director Rob Joyce and fellow former NSA cybersecurity director Dave Luber speak with Vice President of Global Cyber at World Wide Technology Chris Konrad at an Aug. 5 World Wide Technology panel held at…...

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nextgov.com > cybersecurity > 2026 > 07 > anthropic-confirms-its-ai-breached-3-organizations-during-testing > 415138

Anthropic confirms its AI breached 3 organizations during testing

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (443+ words) Each attack occurred during a “capture-the-flag” scenario where the models are asked to find hidden information housed within a different node. In the blog post, Anthropic blamed a “misunderstanding” between them and their third-party evaluators that granted the models internet…...

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nextgov.com > ideas > 2026 > 07 > agentic-soc-todays-air-gapped-environments-rethinking-cyber-defense-age-ai > 415131

The agentic SOC for today’s air-gapped environments: rethinking cyber defense in the age of AI

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (782+ words) Adversaries are no longer just nation-states and elite criminal organizations, but anyone with AI tools and a prompt. And the public sector agencies least equipped to respond to that shift are often the ones with the most sensitive missions. For…...

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nextgov.com > cybersecurity > 2026 > 07 > white-house-announces-gold-eagle-ai-clearinghouse-cyber-vulnerabilities > 414768

White House announces ‘Gold Eagle’ AI clearinghouse for cyber vulnerabilities

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (274+ words) By David DiMolfetta and Alexandra Kelley The initiative, dubbed Gold Eagle, has already begun processing vulnerability reports, the administration said. Gold Eagle was established under a June 2 executive order that, in part, directed the federal government to promote the development…...