Compliance Stuff

On April 3, 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released two memoranda, M-25-21 and M-25-22, regarding federal agencies’ use and acquisition, respectively, of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Among other strategies oriented towards the Trump administration’s priorities of driving AI innovation,  M-25-21  and  M-25-22  require “covered agencies”—“any executive department, military department, Government corporation, Government controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Government … or independent regulatory agency,” subject to specific exclusions as set forth in 44 U.S.C. § 3502(1)—to (1) publish, by September 30, 2025, an AI Strategy identifying and removing barriers to responsible AI use, and (2) issue, by December 29, 2025, detailed policies setting the terms for acceptable use and procurement of AI. Several federal agencies—including the  U.S. Department of Homeland Security  (DHS),  U....

The White House just released an AI action plan identifying more than 90 federal policy goals that aim to create a roadmap for achieving “global AI dominance” in innovation, infrastructure, and international diplomacy and security . America’s AI Action Plan will have a huge impact not only AI developers and the tech sector but also on many employers and employees throughout the US workforce. How will the plan impact your operations? We’ll give you some quick background and 10 things all employers need to know. Quick Background: The Trump Administration’s Sweeping Shift in AI Policy One of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions of his second term was revoking a  Biden-era AI policy , which had aimed to ensure safe and ethical AI deployment, created a slew of new government offices and task forces, and focused on job protections and providing workers with assistance when jobs were eliminated by AI advancements. Trump then quickly issued a  new executive order  tha...