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Michael Kratsios

An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center with closed-loop cooling system is pictured on Oct. 20, 2025 in Vernon, Calif. A surge in demand for AI infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country and around the globe. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats blast White House over ‘sweetheart’ AI data center deals

A letter to OSTP’s Michael Kratsios and Commerce’s Howard Lutnick demands answers over surging electricity prices connected to the buildout of AI data centers.
President Donald Trump displays an executive order on artificial intelligence he signed at the “Winning the AI Race” AI Summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Emerging tech, energy, space among Trump administration R&D priorities

The White House released five federal priorities for fiscal year 2027. They come as administration actions face backlash from scientists and researchers.
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, delivers opening remarks during a hearing of the Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Sept. 10, 2025. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Cruz to introduce proposal for regulatory AI sandbox program within OSTP

Regulatory sandboxes were among the recommendations from Trump’s AI Action Plan, and OSTP’s Michael Kratsios voiced support for the concept at a Wednesday hearing.
Federal Aviation Administration head Bryan Bedford spoke during a fireside chat at a Commercial Drone Alliance event on Monday. Lisa Ellman, the CEO of the drone organization, moderated the conversation. (Photo by Madison Alder).

FAA administrator calls out ‘obsolescence’ in air traffic control technology

While the National Airspace System currently iterates on a decade-long cycle, akin to Boeing and Airbus, those updates need to be more like iPad, FAA’s Bryan Bedford…
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President Donald Trump displays an executive order on artificial intelligence he signed at the “Winning the AI Race” AI Summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump AI plan and orders aim to deregulate, police bias and compete globally

The plan outlines over 90 federal actions, including ensuring the government buys AI free from “ideological bias.” Corresponding orders set actions into motion.
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