The White House's executive order establishes voluntary framework for early government access to frontier models while investing in federal security.
June 5, 2026
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.
