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Mike Nichols, Elastic GM of Security Solutions, discusses AI at the Elastic Public Sector Summit on Thursday, March 19. (Sergey Kolupaev/EPNAC)

Can Zero Trust survive the AI era?

As AI increases the speed of cyber attacks, governments and businesses must weigh the tradeoffs that come with deploying semi-autonomous AI agents to stop them.

By Derek B. Johnson

Terry Kalka, director of the director of the DOD-Defense Industrial Base Collaborative Information Sharing Environment, speaks at the Elastic Public Sector Summit presented by FedScoop, March 19, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Scoop News Group)

DOD Cyber Crime Center official warns industry about AI-boosted cyberattack ‘kill chain’

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Idaho lawmakers consider banning pro-DEI chatbots inside state government

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GSA, NIST team up to evaluate AI before agency deployments

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By Sophia Fox-Sowell
U.S. robotics companies want federal help to keep Chinese robots out of America’s networks

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Banning ‘woke’ AI in Idaho

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Charles Worthington, top VA tech and AI official, departs agency

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Warner, Rounds float federal commission to guide AI policymaking

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Centcom commander touts use of AI in fight against Iran during Operation Epic Fury

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