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July 25, 2025

Trump bans federal agencies from buying AI with bias testing

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OSTP Director Kratsios orders NIST to strip discrimination safeguards from AI standards

Trump signed Executive Order 14319 "Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government" on Jul. 23, 2025

Federal agencies prohibited from buying AI systems with algorithmic bias testing or discrimination safeguards

OSTP Director Michael Kratsios ordered NIST to remove bias, diversity, and misinformation references from AI Risk Management Framework

8,755 public comments submitted to OSTP by Mar. 15, 2025 deadline during drafting process

Federal contracts require AI vendors certify "ideological neutrality" and "objective truth" without technical definitions

Dec. 11, 2025 executive order blocks states from enforcing AI consumer protection laws

Major tech donors (Microsoft, Amazon, Google, OpenAI, Palantir) positioned to benefit from deregulation

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People, bills, and sources

Michael Kratsios

Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)

David Sacks

David Sacks

White House AI & Crypto Czar (Special Advisor)

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

President of the United States

J.B. Branch

Big Tech Accountability Advocate, Public Citizen

Tech company executives (Microsoft, Amazon, Google, OpenAI, Palantir)

Federal AI contractors and Trump inauguration donors

What you can do

1

If you face AI-based hiring discrimination, file EEOC complaint within 180 days at eeoc.gov/filing-charge-discrimination

2

Request manual review of AI loan denials by contacting lender compliance officer and citing Equal Credit Opportunity Act

3

Attend city council budget hearings to demand independent bias audits before approving police AI contracts

4

Contact state legislators to defend local AI consumer protection laws against federal preemption threats

5

Join coalition groups like Public Citizen advocating for People's AI Action Plan as alternative framework

6

Submit future comments to OSTP@whitehouse.gov when new AI procurement rules open for public input