AI Use by CISA Chief Alarms Cyber Officials

CISA Defends Director’s Use of AI Tool Despite Internal Compliance Review Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • January 28, 2026

The acting chief of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's use of ChatGPT to upload "for official use only" documents has reignited concerns among public sector cybersecurity veterans over artificial intelligence governance and leadership judgement at the nation's cyber defense agency.

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The activity involved CISA Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala and occurred in mid-2025, according to people familiar with the matter. While the materials were not classified, they were restricted from public dissemination and were uploaded into a public instance of ChatGPT, triggering internal alerts. The incident was first reported by Politico.

The acting director's use of ...