# Federal Cyber Leaders Address AI Security

Federal News Network’s Cyber Leaders Exchange 2026 brought federal cyber leaders and industry experts together to discuss securing AI-enabled federal operations, cyber workforce development, operational resilience, and risks to critical infrastructure. The event page identifies speakers from CISA, the Department of Energy’s CESER office, and the U.S. Navy, alongside industry representatives, but provides no event date, venue, solicitation, or contract opportunity.

- The discussion themes signal areas agencies are prioritizing, including AI security, cyber workforce capacity, operational resilience, and critical-infrastructure protection.
- Contractors can use the themes and identified speakers to inform business-development conversations and assess how their capabilities align with federal cybersecurity priorities; the event itself does not announce a procurement.
- No contract values, requirements, deadlines, or procurement contacts are provided, so the signal supports market awareness rather than immediate bid planning.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology, Defense & Military
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 12, 2026

### Government Entities
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
- Department of Energy, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER)
- U.S. Navy
- U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

### Vendors
- SentinelOne ()
- Cisco ()
- Revolutional ()
- NinjaOne ()
- AppGate ()

### Sources
- [
        Federal News Network’s Cyber Leaders Exchange 2026 - Federal News Network](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-news-networks-cyber-leaders-exchange-2026) - Federal News Network