The Senate Armed Services Committee has released the full text of its version of the fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill, including provisions to require the Pentagon to produce a strategy on protecting defense critical infrastructure and the creation of a public-private partnership to address cyber threats from artificial intelligence. The committee passed the bill in a 26-1 vote at a July 9 closed-door mark-up and released a 22-page executive summary on July 11. The full text of the legislation...
