White House Publishes National Security Presidential Memorandum, Removing Guardrails on AI (opens in new tab)

On June 5, 2026, the Trump administration issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM 11) on Artificial Intelligence in the National Security Enterprise. This memorandum furthers the Trump administration’s efforts to accelerate the adoption and deployment of AI systems in national security by instructing the heads of multiple agencies working on national security, military operations, intelligence, and government data processing to adapt policies and contracts to that effect.