NEW EXEC ORDERS ON FEDERAL PROCUREMENT | Trump Admin to streamline Fed $1 Trillion Spending | |
- Two New Trump EOs To Impact Federal Spending Procedures
- How will the Trump Tariffs Impact AI in America? Nvidia Builds
- OSTP Director Kratsios on "The Golden Age of American Innovation and the Trump Administration's Tech Policies
- ICYMI: Last Week's OMB Memos to US Gov Agencies
- AI Copyright Ruling Confirmed
- NAIA Advisor On A Practical AI Tool Kit for Congressional Staffers
- NOAA AI Legislation to Enhance Weather Predictions
- Our Policy Team on the Hill - Friday April 25th
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New Trump Executive Orders to Impact Federal Government Spending - More Commercial Less Custom Purchases
"The Federal Government is the largest buyer of goods and services in the world –- yet conducting business with the Federal Government is often prohibitively inefficient and costly." This is the opening sentence of two Executive Orders issued by the White House yesterday (Tuesday, 4/15) that will have a major impact on the procurement of the over $1 trillion in US government spending each year. The first EO is titled "Restoring Commonsense to Federal Procurement", and you can read it HERE.
The Administration directs the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) to review and simplify the regulations for government buyers under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) within 180 days. This follows efforts by the General Services Administration, NASA and OFPP moving to develop a new framework for federal purchases.
The second EO directs federal agencies to “prioritize the procurement of commercially available products and services, as required by the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (FASA), rather than non-commercial, custom products or services,” . A fact sheet HERE was issued outlining the Administration's plans for "the Federal Government to utilize the competitive marketplace and the innovations of private enterprise to provide better, more-cost-effective services to the taxpayer".
Three Trump Administration Officials write a Commentary on the change HERE
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How will the Trump Administration Tariffs Impact the Growth of the Artificial Intelligence Industry?
As the world stock markets and politicians react to the Trump Administrations implementation of tariffs, how will these policies impact the Artificial Intelligence industry?
The Wall Street Journal reported (HERE) in an article titled "Tariffs Are Still Coming for the AI Boom" that the expected higher prices and reduced consumer spending would impact the revenue of Big Tech. As a reaction, they would potentially pull back from the expected spending levels over $325 billion next year in capital expenditures on data centers. (Citi estimate in February).
The WSJ article noted that Meta was the most vulnerable to a consumer slow down and that Microsoft was already pulling back on data center plans in Europe and the US. However, Microsoft, Amazon and Google with their large investments in data centers for corporate clients will have less impact and less of a risk on returns from their AI investments.
On the other hand, Nvidia announced on Monday (HERE) a $500 Billion investment in the next four years for the manufacturing of AI supercomputers in partnerships with TSMC, Foxconn, Wistron, Amkor and SPIL. And last Friday, President Trump exempt tariff duties on computers, smartphones and GPUs.
So at this point it is too early to ascertain the true impact of the tariffs on AI infrastructure spending and whether these actions will have significant impact on the AI industry..
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OSTP Director Michael Kratsios Gives First Speech on "The Golden Age of American Innovation"
On Monday, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director, Michael Kratsios, gave his first speech defining the road ahead for the Trump Administration's technology agenda. Addressing attendees (written remarks HERE) at the Endless Frontiers Conference in Austin, Texas, the Director called for a bold, unified effort to reassert American leadership in science and technology, driven by deregulation, strategic partnerships, and proactive policy engagement. His core themes defined by Grok:
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Ushering in a New Golden Age of American Innovation: Kratsios emphasized the potential for a transformative era driven by American technological leadership. He argued that this requires active choices, not passive progress, to restore a national culture of innovation.
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Overcoming Complacency and Stagnation: He criticized recent decades of American complacency, contrasting current progress with the 20th century’s major leaps (e.g., space race, nuclear energy). Kratsios attributed stagnation to restrictive regulations and a lack of bold action, calling for a proactive approach to innovation.
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Deregulation as a Catalyst for Innovation: Kratsios identified excessive regulation as the primary barrier to breakthrough technologies like supersonic aircraft or flying cars. He advocated for deregulation to empower businesses and foster innovation.
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Strategic Government Role in Promoting and Protecting Technology: He outlined a dual government role: promoting American technology through early adoption and commercialization, and protecting it from foreign rivals, particularly China. This includes safeguarding intellectual property, securing supply chains, and enforcing export controls.
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Partnerships Across Sectors: Kratsios stressed collaboration between government, private sector, and academia in strategic areas like AI, quantum computing, biotechnology, and semiconductors. He highlighted the importance of linking academic research with investors and builders for commercialization.
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Innovative Funding Mechanisms: He proposed restructuring research funding through prizes, advanced market commitments, and flexible grants to accelerate innovation and maximize the impact of public R&D dollars.
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Active Engagement in Policy and Politics: Kratsios urged innovators to engage in politics rather than retreat, arguing that shaping policy is essential to driving technological progress and avoiding stagnation
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Global Technological Leadership and National Security: He linked U.S. technological dominance to economic and national security, emphasizing the need to maintain a competitive edge over geopolitical rivals like China through innovation and strategic alliances.
NAIA especially agrees with point #7 urging innovators to engage in /shaping government policy.
| | ICYMI - If you missed last week's newsletter (HERE) about the Office of Management and Budget's two memos related to AI and directing US government agencies. Below is the link to the Memos again. | | |
Update: Works Created Exclusively by AI Cannot be Copyrighted. Appeal Denied by DC Appeals Court.
As we covered back in NAIA Digest v1.10 (HERE), an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia failed to overturn the DC District Court's decision on the copyright of works generated solely by AI. The DC District Court ruled on March 19th that an autonomously generated piece of art could not be copyrighted. When the copyright was filed in 2018, the owner, Stephen Thaler listed the "Creativity Machine" as the sole author of "A Recent Entrance to Paradise" in 2012. The Appellate Court confirmed the DC Circuit Court's ruling.
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NAIA Sr. Advisor Writes "AI on the Hill: A Practical Toolkit for Congressional Staffers"
NAIA's Senior Policy Advisor, Andrew Loposser, thought it would be a great idea (and service) to provide Congressional Staffers with a quick guide on how ChatGPT can help staffers save time, cut through clutter and stay ahead. Andrew writes HERE in his "The Political Playbook" Substack "the average day for a Capitol Hill staffer isn’t just busy — it’s a whirlwind. Between managing constituent casework, prepping policy memos, drafting statements, coordinating with committees, and fielding lobbyist meetings, staffers are essentially running a mini think tank at sprint speed, and there are never enough hours in the day. It’s exhausting".
Andrew covers 7 areas with prompts where AI can "help staffers distill complex policy, draft comms content, and keep their heads above water in a political environment that never slows down."
Again follow the link HERE and thank you for helping NAIA's friends on the Hill!
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Senate and House Bills Introduced for NOAA to use AI to forecast forest fires and extreme weather
S. 1378 and H.R. 2770 - Transformational Artificial Intelligence to Modernize the Economy against Extreme Weather and Wildfires Act (TAME Extreme Weather and Wildfires Act)
Bipartisan legislation was submitted in the House and Senate directing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to utilize artificial intelligence to better plan for the potential wildfires and extreme weather conditions. The Senate bill was introduced by Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Tim Sheehy (R-MT) and the companion bill was introduced in the House by Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL-18).
In a statement by Rep. Franklin (HERE), the TAME Act directs NOAA to:
- Develop a domestic global weather dataset to train AI forecasting models;
- Partner with private and academic sectors to innovate new AI-based forecasting products and applications for weather and wildfires; and
- Integrate AI weather models into the forecasts relied upon by the American public.
NOAA is using some AI tools to enhance its weather forecasting and sharing capabilities and last year announced it was using artificial intelligence software for translating weather forecasts and warnings into other languages.
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NAIA Policy Team On the Hill Next Friday
Co-Chair Caleb Max, NAIA's General Counsel Steve Britt and Senior Policy Advisors Sid Ghatak and Tim Parrish will be on Capitol Hill on Friday, April 25th meeting with and briefing Congressional Members and staff.
If you would like to schedule time with the NAIA Policy Team, please reach out to Caleb@thenaia.org
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NEW MEMBER FOCUS: Nvidia's 2025 Public Sector Partner of the Year - GAI - Joins as NAIA Gold Enterprise Member
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Government Acquisitions Inc. or GAI is a major IT supplier to Federal, State and Local governments. "Government Acquisitions, Inc. (GAI) empowers federal agencies to achieve mission-critical objectives by delivering cutting-edge technologies that drive progress while safeguarding our nation’s security. With over three decades of expertise in cybersecurity, infrastructure, analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence, GAI designs, deploys, and optimizes comprehensive IT solutions that enable digital transformation."
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GAI was recognized in March by Nvidia as its Public Sector Partner of the Year for 2025. GAI saw 300% growth and the installation of the inaugural MITRE Federal AI Sandbox powered by NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD. This installation will accelerate AI-driven government operations, including securing critical infrastructure and preventing fraud.
Congratulations to GAI and Welcome to NAIA!
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JOIN US AT AI+ EXPO IN JUNE - BOOTH #633
Over 15,000 artificial intelligence professionals will attend the AI+ Expo on June 2 -4 at the Washington, DC Convention Center to listen and learn (and join the Hackathon?).
"The powerful purpose behind this one of a kind event is to serve as a forum for industry, government, and academic research entities to exhibit some of the latest technological breakthroughs – in AI, biotech, energy, networks, compute, microelectronics, manufacturing, augmented reality, and beyond – and discuss their implications for U.S. and allied competitiveness."
Registration is free and learn more HERE.
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