Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged the Department of Homeland Security to strengthen coordination with state, local, tribal and territorial governments against AI-enabled hacking threats. He warned that critical services such as hospitals, power grids, water systems, schools, elections, and emergency services could be exposed if defensive planning does not keep pace with frontier AI. #ChuckSchumer #DepartmentofHomelandSecurity #CISA
Keypoints
- Chuck Schumer called on DHS to help states and localities defend against AI-strengthened hacks.
- He said AI is accelerating the cyber threat landscape and creating a race between defenders and attackers.
- Schumer asked DHS for an updated coordination plan with SLTT governments by July 1.
- He raised concerns about CISA capacity, federal funding cuts, and the lack of a Senate-confirmed CISA director.
- He warned that hospitals, power grids, water systems, schools, elections, and emergency services could be targeted.