Trump AI Order Seeks Voluntary Frontier Model Testing The White House's executive order establishes voluntary framework for early government access to frontier models while investing in federal security. A new executive order aims to put gas in the federal cybersecurity tank and prepare the government for frontier AI models like Anthropic's Claude Mythos, but private sector participation is voluntary and practitioner impact remains to be seen. The executive order, which the White House unveiled this week, aims to prioritize cybersecurity in the Trump administration and encourage the private sector to share AI frontier models with the federal government for an early preview prior to releasing the model publicly. President Donald Trump's second term has butted up against the cybersecurity community. Early last year, the administration effectively shuttered the Cyber Safety Review Board, and this was followed with mass CISA layoffs, cybersecurity-focused budgetary cuts, and other actions such as a withdrawal from cybersecurity event RSAC Conference. The new executive order, "Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security," could reverse this course. Sec. 2, Upgrading American Systems for Advanced AI, orders the Committee on National Security Systems and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to take action to "prioritize the cyber defense of National Security Systems" within 30 days. Moreover, most other cyber stakeholders, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the assistant to the president for National Security Affairs, and the National Cyber Director are ordered to expedite and prioritize the cyber defense of civilian federal government information systems, as well as establish or expand federal programs and cybersecurity services to enhance AI defensive tool deployment. The EO will also "facilitate access to cybersecurity tools and services including, where appropriate, covered frontier models for agencies, State and local authorities, and operators of