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Federal AI-Agent Security Standards

Coverage from Inside AI Policy, CryptoRank, and others

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U.

S. lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill directing NIST to develop security standards for AI agents, using federal procurement to require inventories, verifiable controls, and tamper-evident logs after reported unauthorized agent activity. The proposal remains pending and does not yet establish broad private-sector obligations.

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Inside AI Policy / Mariam Baksh09-10-2026
Bipartisan Bill Proposes NIST Standards for Identifying AI Agents
Representatives Josh Gottheimer and Mike Lawler introduced the Stop Rogue AI Act in the United States on September 9 to establish NIST standards for AI-agent identity and accountability in federal contracting.
CryptoRank / Priya Nair09-07-2026
Stop Rogue AI Act Would Establish Federal Agent Security Standards
Representatives Josh Gottheimer and Mike Lawler introduced the Stop Rogue AI Act on September 3, 2026, in the United States to establish federal standards for secure AI agents.

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AI Weekly / Alexis Dufresne09-05-2026
Stop Rogue AI Act Would Require NIST Agent Security Standards
Josh Gottheimer and Mike Lawler introduced the Stop Rogue AI Act on September 3 in the United States to direct NIST to establish AI-agent deployment standards.