AI SAFETY & ETHICS

One-Year Retrospective on the Federal Government’s Implementation of Updated AI Guidance: Accelerating Usage with Incomplete Safeguards

Center for Democracy & Tech

Introduction One year ago, the Trump Administration released updated Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance to federal agencies about their use and procurement of AI. At the time, CDT noted that this guidance generally demonstrated bipartisan support for commonsense AI governance practices within federal agencies, and the primary question ahead was one of implementation.