Newsom brags about his high-tech ‘defense’ plan — as it puts America at catastrophic risk

On Saturday, August 8, the local government in Suisun City, California, completely froze. Hackers broke into the city’s computers, locked down the system, and forced officials to call an emergency. Workers couldn’t access basic files, run local offices, or keep normal operations moving.

Two days later, on Monday, August 10, Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced a brand-new “AI Cyber Defense Program.” Newsom’s press team went into overdrive, boasting about this “first-in-the-nation” initiative. But being first is no guarantee of being good, and this plan is very bad.

Instead of sending immediate money or technical experts to fix broken local computers, Newsom’s big fix is to hire more bosses. He is telling state agencies to name an “AI cybersecurity officer” for every department and set up another