The White House prepared an AI security executive order that explicitly omits mandatory model testing.

“The directive would stop short of requiring government approval for cutting-edge models.” — Bloomberg

The Trump administration's AI security executive order directs federal agencies to partner with AI companies on cybersecurity defense but does not require independent testing or government approval of frontier models before deployment. The Commerce Department expanded a voluntary program where Google, Microsoft, xAI, OpenAI, and Anthropic give CAISI (Center for AI Standards and Innovation) access to models. The testing is collaborative and voluntary, not independent or mandatory. This follows the January 2025 rescission of Biden's AI executive order, which had required safety testing and government notification for models posing national security risks. The federal government has now explicitly declined to fill the independent verification gap that state and international regulators are actively enforcing.