The new U.S. President Trump took quick action on his first day in office and made major adjustments to the policies of his predecessor Biden administration. The most notable of these is the revocation of Biden's executive order on artificial intelligence and the simultaneous requirement for federal employees to return to their offices. This series of moves marks a major shift in the Trump administration's technology policy and the way the government operates. It also indicates that the federal government will have new directions and strategies in the development of artificial intelligence and government functions in the future.
After the new U.S. President Donald Trump was sworn in on Monday, he quickly took a series of "first day" actions. The first priority was to revoke former President Biden's executive order on artificial intelligence and called on federal employees to return to work. office work.
Biden's artificial intelligence order has provided the federal government with a road map for developing technology and managing risks. The order prompted the Office of Management and Budget to issue a memorandum requiring agencies to specify how they will manage and monitor their AI use cases and the technology’s applications in the context of national security. More importantly, the order launched a pilot program of national artificial intelligence research resources that received bipartisan support. However, the order also faced opposition from some Republicans who believed the policy would impede technology development and expressed concerns about its reliance on the Defense Production Act.
Trump's new order requires agency leaders to "take all necessary steps to end remote work arrangements and require employees to return to their respective jobs full-time." The order allows agencies to make necessary exceptions, but overall it is intended to reshape the federal work environment.
In addition, Trump also established a new agency called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). He renamed the US Digital Service the "U.S. DOGE Service" and gave it the mission of "modernizing federal technology and software to maximize government efficiency and productivity." Pursuant to the order, an interim service organization, the "American DOGE Service Interim Organization," was also established, led by the Digital Services Administrator, to focus on advancing President Trump's 18-month DOGE agenda. Each agency is also required to establish a “DOGE team” to work with the U.S. Digital Service to implement relevant plans.
This series of measures by Trump marks the policy direction that he and the Republican Party have already made clear in the early days of their administration, and fully demonstrates their rethinking of the way the government operates.
These early policy decisions of the Trump administration will have a profound impact on the future technological development and government management of the United States, and deserve continued attention and in-depth analysis of their subsequent developments.