Senators Cantwell and Rounds press Trump administration for coordinated AI cybersecurity response

A bipartisan letter to top intelligence and science officials calls for tougher standards, independent testing, and defensive AI tools Two senators from opposite parties have found something they agree on: AI agents breaking into computer systems is bad, and Washington needs a plan. On October 13, 2026, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) sent a bipartisan letter urging the Trump administration to coordinate a federal response to AI-enabled cybersecurity threats. The letter went to Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton and Michael Kratsios, who directs the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

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