A BUSY WEEK — Washington has shaken off its summer slumber and the federal cyber scene is now finding itself caught in a whirlwind of pumpkin spiced politicking. Here’s our guide for the next few days. — Come for the AI, stay for the cyber: POLITICO’s AI Summit is an all-day affair set for Tuesday, and it’s being seasoned gratuitously with cybersecurity policy. That’s because elections are in the air. Our own Maggie is sitting with CISA senior adviser Cait Conley to dissect the agency’s preelection cyber efforts. Meanwhile, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco is set to give our editor Heidi the lowdown on the Department of Justice’s strategy to combat both foreign and domestic AI-powered election interference efforts. Expect questions and security assessments on the top threats hitting the presidential race, the extent to which disinformation is breaking through the public sphere and what leverage the government has to stop things in its tracks. — Five Eyes see lies: The Aspen Cyber Summit kicks off a jam-packed Wednesday with some of the Biden administration’s biggest drivers of cybersecurity, national security policy and diplomacy. We’ll be watching intel leaders from the world’s Five Eyes alliance take the stage in the morning for their Washington debut. Look for the panel of cyber leaders from the U.S., United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to dig into the global cyber threat landscape, new adversary tactics and procedures — especially those linked to geopolitical conflicts and this year’s global elections. FBI Director Christopher Wray, National Cyber Director Harry Coker and U.S. Cyber Ambassador Nate Fick are all slated to appear at Aspen, with Microsoft's Brad Smith joining Fick for a chat on public-private cyber collaboration. — Head to the Hill: Also on Wednesday and (probably) to less fanfare are a flurry of cyber hearings and markups in the Senate. On the markup schedule for the morning is Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair Gary Peters’ (D-Mich.) and James Lankford’s (R-Okla.) bill looking to establish an interagency committee led by the ONCD to coordinate and streamline cyber requirements across federal agencies. It’s already gotten full backing from the White House, particularly from ONCD chief Coker. In the afternoon, the Senate Intelligence committee is holding a blockbuster hearing on the role of tech providers in 2024 foreign election threats. Alphabet president for global affairs Kent Walker, Microsoft president Brad Smith and Meta president for global affairs Nick Clegg are all facing the committee. — Feeling the Solarium: Capping off the week, Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) heads to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies on Thursday to deliver a state-of-play on America's cyber resilience. As co-chair of CSC 2.0, King's words could offer a glimpse into the Hill's future cyber policy directions.
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