CSET Founding Director Jason Matheny joins the Biden administration as the Deputy Director for National Security at the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Coordinator for Technology and National Security at the National Security Council.

Former CSET Senior Fellow Tarun Chhabra will be assessing America's competitive position in emerging technology as the Senior Director for Technology and National Security as part of the Biden administration's plan to intersect national security policy with economic policy.

CSET Distinguished Fellow Reginald Brothers discussed the use of modeling and simulation to improve emergency preparedness and response.

CSET is classified as a futurist for its research focus on the role of technology influencing the future of national security. 

As states turn to AI to gain an edge in cyber competition, it will change the cat-and-mouse game between cyber attackers and defenders. Embracing machine learning systems for cyber defense could drive more aggressive and destabilizing engagements between states. Wyatt Hoffman writes that cyber competition already has the ingredients needed for escalation to real-world violence, even if these ingredients have yet to come together in the right conditions.

CSET Senior Fellow Melissa Flagg spoke with National Journal about the White House's National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies. Releasing a high-level document is wise, said Dr. Flagg, but doing so just before an election may lessen its effect.

New Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Michael Kratsios spoke with CSET Founding Director Jason Matheny and delivered formal remarks in his first public appearance in the role. The pre-recorded discussion and remarks addressed the challenges and opportunities inherent in defense innovation.

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Dahlia Peterson is a State Department Fellow. Her previous research has included how China harnesses various technologies for its AI-powered surveillance programs.