Every major US AI company has agreed to let the federal government kick the tires on its models before they go live. Every company except one.
Meta is now the subject of a direct push from the Trump administration to voluntarily submit its AI models for government security reviews, a process that OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and Microsoft have already signed onto. The holdout status puts Meta in a uniquely uncomfortable spotlight as Washington ramps up its focus on AI safety and national security.
The executive order behind the push
On June 2, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order establishing a voluntary review framework for advanced “frontier” AI models. The framework gives the government up to 30 days to evaluate AI systems before their public release.
The reviews are being run through the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, or CAISI. Three agencies are leading the effort: the NSA, CISA, and NIST, each tasked with developing benchmarks that assess the national security implications of AI’s cyber capabilities.
