FY2026 NDAA, Section 1515 ("Incorporation of artificial intelligence considerations into cybersecurity training")
Requires the Secretary of Defense, through the Department of Defense's Chief Information Officer, to revise mandatory cybersecurity training. Includes content addressing unique cybersecurity challenges posed by artificial intelligence. Sets a deadline of one year from the enactment date of this Act for these revisions to be implemented. Applies to both members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees within the Department of Defense.
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FY2026 NDAA, Section 1515 ("Incorporation of artificial intelligence considerations into cybersecurity training")
ETO AGORA · NDAA provisions · 2025
Summary
Requires the Secretary of Defense, through the Department of Defense's Chief Information Officer, to revise mandatory cybersecurity training.
Includes content addressing unique cybersecurity challenges posed by artificial intelligence.
Sets a deadline of one year from the enactment date of this Act for these revisions to be implemented.
Applies to both members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees within the Department of Defense.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to revise mandatory cybersecurity training to include AI-related cybersecurity challenges within one year.
SEC. 1515. INCORPORATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONSIDERATIONS INTO CYBERSECURITY TRAINING. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, shall revise the mandatory training on cybersecurity for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense to include content related to the unique cybersecurity challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence.