On 23 July 2025 the White House released “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” a federal policy framework setting out the Trump administration’s approach to artificial intelligence. The plan followed the January 2025 revocation of Executive Order 14110, which had been the prior administration’s central AI directive; the Action Plan was developed in response to a January 2025 executive order, “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence,” that called for a new national AI strategy.
The plan is organized around three pillars, stated in the document as “Pillar I: Accelerate AI Innovation,” “Pillar II: Build American AI Infrastructure,” and “Pillar III: Lead in International AI Diplomacy and Security.” The White House announcement describes the document as containing “over 90” federal policy actions across these pillars. The actions span topics including removing regulatory barriers to AI development, expediting permits for data centers and semiconductor manufacturing, updating government contracting standards for large language models, and promoting the international deployment of American AI technology.
The same day, the administration issued three executive orders aligned with the plan. “Promoting The Export of the American AI Technology Stack” directs a coordinated national effort to support exports of full-stack American AI technology packages. “Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure” directs agencies to streamline environmental review and permitting for qualifying AI data-center projects. “Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government” sets procurement requirements for large language models bought by federal agencies, stating that such models must be “truth-seeking” and “ideologically neutral” and directing the Office of Management and Budget to issue implementing guidance.
The Action Plan represents a shift in stated federal posture from the EO 14110 era. Where the 2023 order emphasized agency-led safety, security, and reporting requirements for powerful AI systems, the 2025 framework foregrounds accelerating innovation, building domestic compute and energy infrastructure, and expanding exports. As with EO 14110, the framework operates largely through executive action and agency direction rather than legislation, which means its provisions can be revised by future administrations.
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