National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-11

President Donald J. Trump has issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) establishing a new, comprehensive framework for the adoption and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the United States "National Security Enterprise."The memorandum rescinds and replaces the Biden-era NSM-25, which the President characterized as a "bureaucratic" obstacle that fostered "dangerous dependencies" on single vendors and ideological mandates. Under the new policy, the U.S. aims to secure a "decisive and enduring AI advantage" against all global adversaries.The memorandum directs all national security agencies to follow four specific guiding principles:Adoption: Accelerate the identification and deployment of AI in mission-critical areas. Agencies are ordered to form proactive partnerships with industry to ensure "frontier models" are available to warfighters without delay.Adaptation: Transition commercial and open-source AI technologies for military use, ensuring they are optimized for specific missions while maintaining a diverse supplier base.Assurance: AI systems must be "robust, steerable, and controllable." Crucially, the government will mandate contractual clauses to ensure no commercial entity or adversary has the power to disable, degrade, or modify an AI system upon which American warfighters depend.Accountability: The memorandum explicitly prohibits the development or use of AI for censorship, embedding ideological bias, or conducting unlawful surveillance. Constitutional protections and civil liberties are designated as "non-negotiable."Autonomy in Weaponry (90 Days): The Secretary of War must update Department of Defense (War) Directive 3000.09 on "Autonomy in Weapon Systems" to account for modern AI capabilities while respecting the human chain of command.Contractor Accountability: The memorandum directs agencies to terminate contracts with companies that repeatedly demonstrate conduct "inconsistent" with the administration's AI policies.Procurement Overhaul (120 Days): National security agencies must update procurement processes to onboard the most advanced AI models from multiple vendors simultaneously, closing the gap between public-sector and private-sector capabilities.Infrastructure Roadmap (90 Days): The administration will develop a roadmap for commissioning high-security computing facilities and an "AI test range" to run next-generation systems at scale.Recognizing that technology is only as good as the people operating it, the memorandum establishes new human-capital initiatives:AI National Security Strategic Reserve: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will establish a reserve of top non-governmental AI experts who can be called upon to support federal national security efforts.AI Curriculum (120 Days): A standardized "AI for National Security" training program will be implemented across the enterprise to ensure personnel are literate in the capabilities and limitations of the technology.Special Hiring Authorities: Agencies are directed to use "special hiring and pay authorities" to recruit elite technical talent from the private sector.The President noted that while the U.S. was previously hampered by "undue bureaucracy," adversaries have moved forward with autonomous technologies with "little regard for human oversight." This memorandum is designed to restore American dominance by streamlining acquisition and deployment while maintaining "rigorous oversight" under the constitutional chain of command.Conclusion:By designating the "Secretary of War" as a lead official and prioritizing "peace through overwhelming strength," the administration intends to turn the United States military into the world's premier AI-enabled fighting force. The memorandum concludes that AI is the most "transformative technology" in national history and must be harnessed to protect the American way of life.