Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Signs Historic Directive on AI in the National Security Enterprise

SECURING THE BEST AI IN THE WORLD FOR AMERICA'S DEFENDERS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the National Security Enterprise, establishing a new framework to put the most advanced, secure, and reliable AI systems into the hands of America's warfighters and intelligence professionals while ensuring their responsible use.

• The Memorandum directs the national security enterprise to accelerate AI adoption to meet surging demand, adapt the best commercial and open-source technologies for mission use, assure that fielded systems are robust, steerable, controllable, and preserve clear lines of accountability under the Constitutional chain of command.
• The Memorandum strengthens national security capabilities, directing the rapid onboarding of the most advanced AI models from multiple vendors, driving the buildout of next-generation, high-security computing facilities to run future AI systems at scale, and bolstering the talent pipeline, including by establishing an AI National Security Strategic Reserve of top non-governmental experts.
• The Memorandum directs the Secretary of War to issue an updated directive on autonomy in weapon systems and requires annual review of key guidance across the national security enterprise to keep pace with the rapidly advancing AI frontier.
• The Memorandum directs departments and agencies to ensure that no entity, commercial or otherwise, can disable, degrade, or modify an AI system that American warfighters depend on without prior approval. It also offers new partnerships with willing private-sector companies to secure America's cutting-edge AI against global threats.
• The Memorandum rescinds and replaces the Biden Administration's NSM-25, an outdated document that burdened American AI adoption with ideological mandates and fostered dangerous single-vendor dependencies that left our warfighters exposed.

PROTECTING AMERICAN WARFIGHTERS AND AMERICAN VALUES: The men and women who defend the United States deserve the most advanced AI in the world. President Trump is making sure that they have access to it, that they can rely on it when it matters most, and that this technology is handled with the care and seriousness expected by the American people.

• AI will be among the most transformative technologies for national security in American history. Used appropriately, it can help protect troops on the battlefield, enable precise operations that minimize harm to civilians, and ensure the United States maintains technological overmatch against every adversary.
• The national security enterprise will never develop or deploy AI to censor free speech, embed ideological bias, or conduct unlawful surveillance against the American people. Civil liberties and Constitutional protections are non-negotiable.
• The Memorandum makes accountability a central pillar of AI adoption, reinforcing a chain of command that runs from the American people through their elected President to the warfighter. Commanders, directors, and agency heads remain accountable for ensuring these obligations are met at every level.

DRIVING AMERICAN AI DOMINANCE: President Trump is securing American AI leadership and delivering its benefits to the American people.

• In July 2025, President Trump released his AI Action Plan, organized around three pillars: accelerating innovation, building American AI infrastructure, and leading in international AI diplomacy.
• In July 2025, he signed an Executive Order preventing the Federal government from using AI models that include ideological biases or social agendas.
• In March 2026, President Trump unveiled his comprehensive national legislative framework addressing the most pressing policy topics that AI presents, including protecting children, strengthening American communities, supporting creators, defending free speech, enabling innovation, and building an AI-ready workforce.
• In May 2026, the Department of War announced agreements with eight of the world's leading AI companies to deploy their capabilities on the Department's classified networks. This historic step places advanced AI systems directly in the hands of our warfighters and establishes the United States military as the premier AI-enabled fighting force.
• In June 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order to advance American AI innovation to strengthen America's cybersecurity, protect critical infrastructure, and ensure the United States remains the global leader in AI innovation.
• President Trump has driven historic private-sector investment commitments into American AI infrastructure, manufacturing, and research, creating countless new jobs for Americans across the country and ensuring the frontier of this technology is built here at home.