{"id":40594,"date":"2026-07-21T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=c5e941315e1b91b8229ca14311efa1f0"},"modified":"2026-07-21T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:00:00","slug":"new-booz-allen-survey-finds-federal-agencies-are-accelerating-agentic-ai-adoption-despite-significant-trust-and-security-gaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=40594","title":{"rendered":"New Booz Allen Survey Finds Federal Agencies Are Accelerating Agentic AI Adoption Despite Significant Trust and Security Gaps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n2026 publication highlights growing concerns around security, accountability, and governance as AI agents move into mission environments<\/i><\/p>

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As federal agencies rapidly adopt agentic AI systems capable of acting autonomously, a new Booz Allen<\/a> survey released today reveals a growing gap between deployment and trust.<\/p><\/a><\/a>

\nThe findings are featured in the latest issue of Velocity<\/i><\/a>, Booz Allen's regular publication exploring emerging technology and mission innovation. This edition focuses specifically on how AI is transforming the mission and cyber technology stack<\/b> and outlines the systems-level approach organizations need to deploy agentic AI securely. This includes identity governance, continuous monitoring, red teaming, formal validation, and zero trust principles across the AI lifecycle.<\/p>

\nNotably, of the more than 100 federal IT and cybersecurity decision makers surveyed, 58% report their agencies have already deployed or are piloting AI agents, yet only 28% express high confidence in their ability to deploy those systems securely.<\/p>

\nThe findings<\/a> underscore a critical challenge facing cybersecurity leaders: how to harness the operational advantages of agentic AI while ensuring these systems remain secure and accountable.<\/p>

\nThe survey found that concern about AI-enabled cyber threats remains high, with 79% of respondents reporting they are \u201cvery\u201d or \u201cextremely concerned\u201d about adversaries using AI to accelerate cyberattacks against their agencies over the next 12 to 18 months.<\/p>

\nAdditional findings:<\/span><\/b><\/p>