Pentagon receives orders to establish an Artificial Intelligence Futures Steering Committee by April 2026, tasked with developing policies for advanced military AI systems including artificial general intelligence while monitoring adversary capabilities and reporting findings to Congress by early 2027.
Trump signs executive order allowing Pentagon to use 'Department of War' as secondary title, claiming stronger military readiness while directing officials to explore permanent name change from current Defense Department designation.
The Pentagon launches GenAI.mil platform powered by Google's Gemini AI, delivering secure artificial intelligence capabilities to all military personnel, contractors, and civilians worldwide as part of President Trump's push for AI technological superiority.
Saudi Arabia deploys 600,000 Nvidia GPUs in massive AI infrastructure project while the U.S. government launches an AI Manhattan Project, taking direct equity stakes in tech companies and driving explosive 100-400% stock gains for government-backed firms.
House Homeland Security Committee summons tech CEOs including Anthropic's Dario Amodei and Google Cloud's Thomas Kurian to testify December 17 about the first documented AI-orchestrated cyberattack, where Chinese state hackers used Claude Code with minimal human involvement in a cyber-espionage campaign.
Trump signs executive order launching the 'Genesis Mission,' a massive federal AI initiative compared to the Manhattan Project that centralizes government datasets and computing resources to accelerate scientific discovery and strengthen national security through new public-private partnerships with tech companies.
Tokyo-based Sakana AI secures $135 million Series B funding at a $2.65 billion valuation to develop AI models specifically optimized for Japanese language and culture, with plans to expand into defense, manufacturing, and government sectors by 2026.
CISA launches massive 2026 hiring campaign to fill critical 40% vacancy rate left by previous administration cuts as China escalates infrastructure attacks and military experts warn of potential U.S.-China conflict by 2027, with new remote work policies aimed at attracting cybersecurity talent.
Chinese state-sponsored hackers execute the first documented large-scale AI-powered cyberattack, using a jailbroken Claude AI system to autonomously target 30 global organizations including tech companies and government agencies, with artificial intelligence performing 80-90% of the attack work including writing exploit code and harvesting credentials.
House Republicans are attempting to block state-level artificial intelligence regulation by inserting federal preemption language into the annual defense policy bill, with Majority Leader Steve Scalise confirming the strategy to prevent individual states from creating their own AI regulatory frameworks through must-pass legislation.