National Security Presidential Memorandum 11
Coverage of National Security Presidential Memorandum 11 in the Nexus archive.
- The Pentagon’s AI Strategy Has a Funding Problem
The White House issued two AI directives under President Donald Trump in June, including an executive order and National Security Presidential Memorandum 11, which emphasizes AI adoption across national security with four pillars. However, fiscal constraints in Fiscal Year 2026 operations and maintenance accounts risk delaying the Pentagon's AI strategy.
- Vetting Foreign AI Talent: Security Without Exclusion
The Trump Administration's actions, including a June 12, 2026, Commerce Department directive requiring licenses for Anthropic's AI models, created uncertainty about foreign-person employees' access to frontier AI development. After Anthropic suspended model access globally, including for its own foreign employees, the controls were later lifted but remain a potential threat to future models. National Security Presidential Memorandum 11 encouraged AI companies to assist with vetting foreign talent to balance security and innovation.