Watershed 250: AI-powered pilot to shield Texas water systems from cyber threats

The White House is launching Project Watershed 250, a six-month Texas pilot that joins federal agencies (EPA, CISA), Texas Cyber Command, and private firms such as Microsoft and Dragos to deploy AI-enabled cybersecurity tools and red-teaming against water utilities. The goal is to identify vulnerabilities, strengthen defenses, and test scalable models for nationwide rollout, with officials stressing it’s modernization for infrastructure resilience rather than a response to Minnesota incidents.