Virginia Governor Unveils State AI Action Plan Framework

Virginia Gov. Spanberger issued Executive Directive 6, tasking her public safety secretary with a statewide plan to prevent and respond to cyberattacks and harden critical infrastructure, plus a new Cyber Consortium. She criticized federal inaction, citing Anthropic AI agents filing fake FOIA requests on a Virginia education website as evidence of real risk.

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