Executive Order 14319: Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government

Summary

The order sets the policy of promoting trustworthy AI in federal procurement. Agency heads may procure only large language models developed in accordance with two Unbiased AI Principles, truth-seeking and ideological neutrality. The Office of Management and Budget must issue implementing guidance within 120 days. Agencies must then include compliance terms in new LLM contracts. Those terms provide that decommissioning costs are charged to the vendor if the agency terminates for the vendor's noncompliance after a reasonable period to cure. Agencies must also revise existing contracts where practicable.

Who it applies to

Applies to heads of federal executive agencies, military departments, independent establishments and wholly owned Government corporations when they procure large language models. National security systems may receive exceptions in the implementing guidance. It does not directly regulate private-market AI models.

Key points

• Agency heads shall procure only LLMs developed in accordance with the Unbiased AI Principles of truth-seeking and ideological neutrality.
• The Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance within 120 days, allowing vendors to show transparency through disclosure of system prompts, specifications or evaluations.
• Federal LLM contracts entered into after the Office of Management and Budget guidance must require compliance with the principles. Decommissioning costs are charged to the vendor if the agency terminates for noncompliance after a reasonable period to cure.
• Agencies must revise existing LLM contracts where practicable and adopt compliance procedures within 90 days of the guidance.

Key dates

Signed / adopted

Jul 23, 2025

Published (official journal)

Jul 28, 2025