House authorizers are directing the Pentagon to develop an artificial intelligence-enabled manufacturing risk response capability tied to a planned network of dual-use factories, according to the chairman's mark of the fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill. “The committee believes that the use of available digital and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities can aid the Department in implementing the requirements of section 1841,” the mark states. Section 1841 of the FY-26 National Defense Authorization Act, as well as the House Appropriations...