News Summary

• The u.s. military's cyber defense chief says artificial intelligence has caused a "tenfold" spike in vulnerabilities across the Pentagon's aging computer networks.
• Paul Stanton says the Defense Department has chronically shortchanged network maintenance in favor of funding advanced weapons programs.
• A 2025 Government Accountability Office review found that of 24 Pentagon IT programs examined, two had no cybersecurity risk strategy at all, and four lacked plans for stronger defenses.
• The Pentagon is now seeking proposals for Project Griffin, a pilot program aimed at building AI defense agents of its own.