Marines join Air Force-MIT AI accelerator; Senate bill expands Secret Service cybercrime authority

An artificial intelligence hub led by the Department of the Air Force and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is now including Marine Corps members. Previously, only airmen and guardians participated in the DAF-MIT AI Accelerator. Two Marines will join the next cohort of “Phantoms” to conduct research and produce a “publishable impact paper” over five months. Lt. Gen. Matthew Glavy highlighted this as an opportunity for Marines to demonstrate their innovative capabilities and support AI adoption. In other news, a bipartisan Senate bill aims to expand the U.S. Secret Service’s investigative powers to combat cybercrime related to digital assets. The legislation, introduced by Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, Chuck Grassley, and Amy Klobuchar, would enhance the agency’s ability to tackle transnational cybercriminal activity and financial crimes involving digital assets. The Combating Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2024 also calls for a Government Accountability Report to evaluate law enforcement’s effectiveness in detecting and deterring money laundering. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.