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America's AI Action Plan calls for a DHS-led AI-ISAC and CAISI evaluation of frontier cyber risks

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The White House AI Action Plan recommends establishing an AI Information Sharing and Analysis Center led by DHS with CAISI and the National Cyber Director, DHS guidance on AI-specific vulnerabilities, and updates to CISA incident response playbooks for AI systems. It also directs CAISI to evaluate frontier models for national security risks including cyberattacks, and to assess adversary AI systems for backdoors. As of February 2026, a CISA official described the AI-ISAC as still a pre-decisional memo.

Why it matters

It is the current US policy framework for sharing AI vulnerability and incident information, and the AI-ISAC's slow progress is itself a gap.

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  • Recommends an AI-ISAC led by DHS, with CAISI and the Office of the National Cyber Director, to share AI-security threat information across critical infrastructure sectors.Bolster Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Recommended Policy Actions
  • Recommends modifying CISA's Cybersecurity Incident and Vulnerability Response Playbooks to incorporate AI systems.Promote Mature Federal Capacity for AI Incident Response
  • Directs CAISI to evaluate frontier AI systems for national security risks with agencies expert in CBRNE and cyber risks, and to assess adversary AI systems for backdoors and malicious behavior.Ensure that the U.S. Government is at the Forefront of Evaluating National Security Risks in Frontier Models
  • On February 3, 2026, CISA's Nick Andersen described the AI-ISAC as a pre-decisional memo with no set completion date.Nextgov/FCW article

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