{"id":203072,"date":"2026-04-07T18:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/doe-budget-proposal-shifts-cesers-cyber-rd-toward-ai-cuts-spending-meritalk\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:10:14","slug":"doe-budget-proposal-shifts-cesers-cyber-rd-toward-ai-cuts-spending-meritalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/doe-budget-proposal-shifts-cesers-cyber-rd-toward-ai-cuts-spending-meritalk\/","title":{"rendered":"DOE Budget Proposal Shifts CESER\u2019s Cyber R&#038;D Toward AI, Cuts Spending \u2013 MeriTalk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meritalk.com\/articles\/doe-budget-proposal-shifts-cesers-cyber-rd-toward-ai-cuts-spending\/\">DOE Budget Proposal Shifts CESER\u2019s Cyber R&#038;D Toward AI, Cuts Spending \u2013 MeriTalk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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