‘No time to waste’ in prepping governments for AI cyber threats, top Dem lawmaker says
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks during a recent press conference on Capitol Hill. The Senate Minority Leader called on DHS to work closely with states and localities on cyber issues. Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images
ByChris Teale,
Managing Editor, Route Fifty
May 13, 2026 02:16 PM ET
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the Department of Homeland Security to work closer with states and localities, and bemoaned the end of federal funding to an information-sharing center.
The U.S. Senate’s top Democrat called on the Department of Homeland Security last week to better coordinate its response to artificial intelligence-driven cyber threats with state, local, tribal and territorial governments.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat who serves as Senate Minority Leader, said in a letterto Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that the world is “coming to grips” with the fact that AI systems will soon...
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