OPM Launches U.S. Tech Force to Advance Federal Technology Leadership
On December 15, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), working with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA), and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), announced the U.S. Tech Force. This new program will recruit 1,000 top engineers, data scientists, and technology leaders for two-year assignments across federal agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to modernize systems and strengthen U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. Backed by more than 25 private-sector partners—including Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services, and OpenAI, each department will do their own hiring based on size and need.
President Trump Signs EO On State Preemption of AI
On December 11, President Trump signed the Ensuring A National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, an Executive Order designed to further his Administration’s effort to preempt state regulation of artificial intelligence and challenge state laws in the space through enforcement actions by a multiagency review task force operating under the Attorney General. The order directs the Department of Justice to create an AI Litigation Task Force to challenge state-level regulations and calls for a 90-day review by the Commerce Department to identify laws that could restrict innovation or affect federal funding. For health care organizations, this could impact telemedicine, data governance, and state oversight of AI tools. Read the full article: The Trump Executive Order on AI Regulation: Key Takeaways for the Health Care Industry
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