{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"94212","rtpr_id":"nBw8Pc41Va","ticker":"BAH","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["BAH"],"title":"New Booz Allen Survey Finds Federal Agencies Are Accelerating Agentic AI Adoption Despite Significant Trust and Security Gaps","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-07-21T15:00:00.323Z","article_body":"New Booz Allen Survey Finds Federal Agencies Are Accelerating Agentic AI\nAdoption Despite Significant Trust and Security Gaps\n\n2026 publication highlights growing concerns around security, accountability,\nand governance as AI agents move into mission environments\n\nAs federal agencies rapidly adopt agentic AI systems capable of acting\nautonomously, a new Booz Allen\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boozallen.com%2F&esheet=54574254&newsitemid=20260721942935&lan=en-US&anchor=Booz+Allen&index=1&md5=607dad1cc3511f36e053348faa522e3b)\nsurvey released today reveals a growing gap between deployment and trust.\n\nThe findings are featured in the latest issue of Velocity\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boozallen.com%2Finsights%2Fvelocity.html&esheet=54574254&newsitemid=20260721942935&lan=en-US&anchor=Velocity&index=2&md5=3bb94a42f388503c50ea69103cc659e8)\n, Booz Allen's regular publication exploring emerging technology and mission\ninnovation. This edition focuses specifically on how AI is transforming the\nmission and cyber technology stack and outlines the systems-level approach\norganizations need to deploy agentic AI securely. This includes identity\ngovernance, continuous monitoring, red teaming, formal validation, and zero\ntrust principles across the AI lifecycle.\n\nNotably, of the more than 100 federal IT and cybersecurity decision makers\nsurveyed, 58% report their agencies have already deployed or are piloting AI\nagents, yet only 28% express high confidence in their ability to deploy those\nsystems securely.\n\nThe findings\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boozallen.com%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Fhome%2Fdocs%2Fvelocity%2Fvelocity-magazine-v5-survey-infographic.pdf&esheet=54574254&newsitemid=20260721942935&lan=en-US&anchor=findings&index=3&md5=2400de7830811551eba95039a6e7b46c)\nunderscore a critical challenge facing cybersecurity leaders: how to harness\nthe operational advantages of agentic AI while ensuring these systems remain\nsecure and accountable.\n\nThe survey found that concern about AI-enabled cyber threats remains high,\nwith 79% of respondents reporting they are “very” or “extremely\nconcerned” about adversaries using AI to accelerate cyberattacks against\ntheir agencies over the next 12 to 18 months.\n\nAdditional findings:\n\n\n * The greatest AI-enabled cyber threat is AI-accelerated vulnerability\nexploitation, where AI dramatically shortens the time between discovering and\nexploiting software vulnerabilities, according to federal leaders surveyed.\n\n * Only 36% of federal cyber and IT leaders are confident that cyber defenses can\nkeep pace with AI-enabled attackers.\n\n * Just 31% are fully or substantially prepared to employ AI-powered cyber\ndefenses that integrate with existing security infrastructure.\n\n * The top concerns surrounding agentic AI deployments include protecting\nsensitive or classified data (56%), preventing unauthorized actions (50%), and\nensuring resilience against adversarial manipulation and prompt injection\nattacks (37%).\n\n * Accountability remains unresolved: 22% of respondents say their organizations\nhave not clearly determined who bears responsibility when an AI agent causes a\nsecurity incident or operational failure.\n\n * Federal leaders say greater visibility into agent behavior (56%), proven risk\nmitigation frameworks (44%), and demonstrated success in their\norganization’s environments (42%) would increase their confidence in\nexpanding agentic AI deployments.\n\nRead the full edition of Velocity\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boozallen.com%2Finsights%2Fvelocity.html&esheet=54574254&newsitemid=20260721942935&lan=en-US&anchor=Velocity&index=4&md5=910ccbc2f6e3e25d965412f191cd86c8)\n.\n\nSurvey Methodology\n\nMarket Connections and Booz Allen partnered to conduct an online survey of 105\nfederal government decision makers and influencers involved in IT and\ncybersecurity strategy. The survey, fielded in April 2026, examined\nperspectives on AI's impact on government cybersecurity practices and agentic\nAI adoption.\n\nAbout Booz Allen Hamilton\n\nBooz Allen is an advanced technology company. We build commercial-grade\nproducts and solutions for America’s most critical defense, civil, and\nnational security priorities. For more information, visit www.boozallen.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boozallen.com%2F&esheet=54574254&newsitemid=20260721942935&lan=en-US&anchor=www.boozallen.com&index=5&md5=c78d3242a3f0a97eac03a3a71b6793e8)\n. (NYSE: BAH)\n\nBAHPR-CO\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260721942935/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260721942935/en/)\n\nBooz Allen Media: Pappas_Nicole@bah.com \n(mailto:Pappas_Nicole@bah.com) \nBooz Allen IR: InvestorRelations@bah.com (mailto:InvestorRelations@bah.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw8Pc41Va","title":"New Booz Allen Survey Finds Federal Agencies Are Accelerating Agentic AI Adoption Despite Significant Trust and Security Gaps","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"BAH","created":"2026-07-21T15:00:00.323Z","tickers":["BAH"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"New Booz Allen Survey Finds Federal Agencies Are Accelerating Agentic AI\nAdoption Despite Significant Trust and Security Gaps\n\n2026 publication highlights growing concerns around security, accountability,\nand governance as AI agents move into mission environments\n\nAs federal agencies rapidly adopt agentic AI systems capable of acting\nautonomously, a new Booz Allen\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boozallen.com%2F&esheet=54574254&newsitemid=20260721942935&lan=en-US&anchor=Booz+Allen&index=1&md5=607dad1cc3511f36e053348faa522e3b)\nsurvey released today reveals a growing gap between deployment and trust.\n\nThe findings are featured in the latest issue of Velocity\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boozallen.com%2Finsights%2Fvelocity.html&esheet=54574254&newsitemid=20260721942935&lan=en-US&anchor=Velocity&index=2&md5=3bb94a42f388503c50ea69103cc659e8)\n, Booz Allen's regular publication exploring emerging technology and mission\ninnovation. This edition focuses specifically on how AI is transforming the\nmission and cyber technology stack and outlines the systems-level approach\norganizations need to deploy agentic AI securely. This includes identity\ngovernance, continuous monitoring, red teaming, formal validation, and zero\ntrust principles across the AI lifecycle.\n\nNotably, of the more than 100 federal IT and cybersecurity decision makers\nsurveyed, 58% report their agencies have already deployed or are piloting AI\nagents, yet only 28% express high confidence in their ability to deploy those\nsystems securely.\n\nThe findings\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boozallen.com%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Fhome%2Fdocs%2Fvelocity%2Fvelocity-magazine-v5-survey-infographic.pdf&esheet=54574254&newsitemid=20260721942935&lan=en-US&anchor=findings&index=3&md5=2400de7830811551eba95039a6e7b46c)\nunderscore a critical challenge facing cybersecurity leaders: how to harness\nthe operational advantages of agentic AI while ensuring these systems remain\nsecure and accountable.\n\nThe survey found that concern about AI-enabled cyber threats remains high,\nwith 79% of respondents reporting they are “very” or “extremely\nconcerned” about adversaries using AI to accelerate cyberattacks against\ntheir agencies over the next 12 to 18 months.\n\nAdditional findings:\n\n\n * The greatest AI-enabled cyber threat is AI-accelerated vulnerability\nexploitation, where AI dramatically shortens the time between discovering and\nexploiting software vulnerabilities, according to federal leaders surveyed.\n\n * Only 36% of federal cyber and IT leaders are confident that cyber defenses can\nkeep pace with AI-enabled attackers.\n\n * Just 31% are fully or substantially prepared to employ AI-powered cyber\ndefenses that integrate with existing security infrastructure.\n\n * The top concerns surrounding agentic AI deployments include protecting\nsensitive or classified data (56%), preventing unauthorized actions (50%), and\nensuring resilience against adversarial manipulation and prompt injection\nattacks (37%).\n\n * Accountability remains unresolved: 22% of respondents say their organizations\nhave not clearly determined who bears responsibility when an AI agent causes a\nsecurity incident or operational failure.\n\n * Federal leaders say greater visibility into agent behavior (56%), proven risk\nmitigation frameworks (44%), and demonstrated success in their\norganization’s environments (42%) would increase their confidence in\nexpanding agentic AI deployments.\n\nRead the full edition of Velocity\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boozallen.com%2Finsights%2Fvelocity.html&esheet=54574254&newsitemid=20260721942935&lan=en-US&anchor=Velocity&index=4&md5=910ccbc2f6e3e25d965412f191cd86c8)\n.\n\nSurvey Methodology\n\nMarket Connections and Booz Allen partnered to conduct an online survey of 105\nfederal government decision makers and influencers involved in IT and\ncybersecurity strategy. The survey, fielded in April 2026, examined\nperspectives on AI's impact on government cybersecurity practices and agentic\nAI adoption.\n\nAbout Booz Allen Hamilton\n\nBooz Allen is an advanced technology company. We build commercial-grade\nproducts and solutions for America’s most critical defense, civil, and\nnational security priorities. For more information, visit www.boozallen.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boozallen.com%2F&esheet=54574254&newsitemid=20260721942935&lan=en-US&anchor=www.boozallen.com&index=5&md5=c78d3242a3f0a97eac03a3a71b6793e8)\n. 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