--- aliases: - NSPM-11 - NSPM 11 - National Security Presidential Memorandum 11 - Artificial Intelligence in the National Security Enterprise category: Intelligence Concept created: 2026-10-13 relations: - fn: 1 role: assigned collection, procurement, computing-access, talent and testing roles in Sections 3(b), 4 and 5 start: 2026-06-05 type: subject_of with: '[[Director of National Intelligence]]' - fn: 3 role: the Justice Department release of October 13, 2026 states that the prosecution supports this memorandum start: 2026-10-13 type: subject_of with: '[[Abdulrahman Alfozan]]' summary: '"Artificial intelligence (AI) will be among the most transformative technologies to national security," opens the June 2026 memorandum that rescinded National Security Memorandum 25 and assigned the DNI roles in AI procurement and collection.' tags: - Concept - NSPM11 - ArtificialIntelligence - NationalSecurity - DonaldTrump - DirectorOfNationalIntelligence - SuperIntelligence - NSM25 - Procurement updated: 2026-10-13 --- National Security Presidential Memorandum 11 (NSPM-11), titled "Artificial Intelligence in the National Security Enterprise," was signed by [Donald Trump](/people/donald-trump/) on June 5, 2026. It is addressed to the secretaries of State, the Treasury, War, Energy, Homeland Security and the [Department of Justice](/organizations/department-of-justice/) (the attorney general), the [Director of National Intelligence](/organizations/director-of-national-intelligence/), the director of the [Central Intelligence Agency](/organizations/central-intelligence-agency/), the director of the [Federal Bureau of Investigation](/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation/), the directors of the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management, the national cyber director, and the national security, science and policy-and-homeland-security advisers.[^1] The memorandum rescinds and replaces National Security Memorandum 25 (the memorandum of October 24, 2024 titled "Advancing the United States' Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Fulfill National Security Objectives; and Fostering the Safety, Security, and Trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence"),[^2] and on October 13, 2026 the Justice Department cited it as the policy that the prosecution of an [OpenAI](/organizations/openai/) engineer supports.[^3] ### Text and Structure The memorandum opens with the sentence: "Artificial intelligence (AI) will be among the most transformative technologies to national security in the history of the United States." Section 1 frames the purpose as accelerating the use of AI "across intelligence and warfighting domains in line with American values." Section 2 sets four pillars (adoption, adaptation, assurance and accountability). Section 3 contains the updated policies and guidance, Section 4 covers advancing national security capabilities, Section 5 covers building capacity for AI adoption, and Sections 6 and 7 contain definitions and general provisions.[^1] Several directives run from the date of the memorandum. Section 4(a) gives the Secretary of War, the DNI and the heads of agencies with intelligence elements 120 days to review and update procurement processes for "the most advanced AI models from multiple vendors." A 120-day period from June 5, 2026 ends on October 3, 2026.[^1] ### The Four Pillars Under adoption, the national security enterprise is directed to "make the most advanced frontier models broadly available to national security professionals without delay." Under assurance, the enterprise must ensure, "through contractual clauses or other means, that no commercial entity or adversary possesses the capability to prevent use of, disable or degrade, or materially modify without Federal Government knowledge and approval, an AI system that our men and women depend on for their missions."[^1] Under accountability, the text states that "American AI technologies shall neither be developed nor used by the national security enterprise to censor free speech, embed ideological bias, or conduct unauthorized or unlawful surveillance activities."[^1] ### Vendor Termination and Waivers Section 3(b) states that, consistent with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, the Secretary of War for systems under section 3553(e)(2) of that Act and the DNI for systems under section 3553(e)(3) "shall direct, to the maximum extent permissible by law, termination for default or for convenience contracts with companies that have repeatedly demonstrated a pattern of conduct that is inconsistent with policies laid out in section 2 of this memorandum." The provision extends to contracts under which such companies serve the agencies as subcontractors. Agency heads "may establish a waiver process to grant limited exceptions of a defined duration, to exceed no longer than 1 year, where such relationships are necessary to responsibly steward" the national security mission.[^1] ### Director of National Intelligence Provisions The DNI appears in most of the memorandum's implementation sections. Under Section 3(b) the DNI directs the termination provisions for systems under section 3553(e)(3) of the 2014 Act. Under Section 4(a) the DNI reviews procurement with the Secretary of War to onboard advanced models from multiple vendors. Section 4(b) assigns the DNI to a roadmap for access to advanced computing, developed with the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and the OMB director within 90 days. Section 4(c) assigns the DNI, with the Secretary of War, the Secretary of Energy and the director of the [National Security Agency](/organizations/nsa/), to develop partnerships "with willing private-sector companies to help secure America's most cutting-edge AI technologies, including from malicious distillation attacks," through the AI Security Center.[^1] Section 4(e) is the provision most directly concerned with collection. It reads: "The DNI, in coordination with IC elements, shall prioritize the collection and analysis of foreign AI technologies, across the AI technology stack, AI applications and uses, and AI governance and policies that pose a threat to United States national security, economic security, and strategic competitiveness." Section 4(f) directs the DNI, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of Energy and the NSA director to initiate joint AI data and model exchanges "accessible across multiple enclaves" within 120 days.[^1] Under Section 5 the DNI is consulted on an AI National Security Strategic Reserve of non-governmental AI talent (Section 5(b)), shares responsibility with the Secretary of War for an AI for National Security Curriculum (Section 5(c)), develops with the Secretary of War, the NSA director and others a joint strategy for AI risk management and assurance (Section 5(e)), and shares with the Secretary of War and the NSA director responsibility for submitting standardized AI test, evaluation, verification and validation methodologies to the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and the National Cyber Director for review (Section 5(f)).[^1] ### Rescission of NSM-25 Section 3(f) states: "This memorandum hereby rescinds and replaces National Security Memorandum-25 and associated guidance."[^1] Section 1 states that "Previous administrations imposed undue bureaucracy that hampered the pace of AI adoption, fostered dangerous dependencies on single vendors, and made it challenging for our warfighters to adopt the most advanced technologies."[^1] ### The Super Intelligence Terminology On September 29, 2026 the President signed Executive Order 14434, "Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence." The order directs executive agencies, to the extent the law allows, to use "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in place of "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports and policy documents. Section 1 of the order states that the executive branch "will not acknowledge the usage of \"Artificial Intelligence\" and \"AI\" in any applicable setting." Section 2(b) provides that nothing in the section "requires the alteration of previously issued regulations, Presidential actions, contracts, grants, or other historical documents." Section 3 defines the new terms by reference to the statutory definition of artificial intelligence in 15 U.S.C. 9401(3) and directs the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology to submit proposed legislative language for a Federal definition within 60 days.[^4] On October 6, 2026 the acting Deputy Attorney General, Trent McCotter, issued a memorandum directing Justice Department employees to use "super intelligence" and "SI" in place of "AI" in public communications, policy documents and official records. Reuters reported that the directive "shall extend to court filings when appropriate."[^5] The text of NSPM-11, signed nearly four months before the order, uses "artificial intelligence" and "AI" throughout, and the phrase "super intelligence" does not appear in it.[^1] The phrase appears in the Justice Department release of October 13, 2026, which also refers to the "Super Intelligence Force."[^3] ### The October 2026 Prosecution Release The Justice Department release announcing the arrest of [Abdulrahman Alfozan](/people/abdulrahman-alfozan/) quotes [Jay Clayton](/people/jay-clayton/), identified in the release as Director of National Intelligence: "This serious situation underscores why winning the global super intelligence race is a national security prerogative." The same quotation continues with a reference to "President Trump's leadership in creating the Super Intelligence Force." The release quotes [Kash Patel](/people/kash-patel/), the FBI director, as saying that "Protecting American SI innovation is essential to safeguarding our nation's economic strength and national security."[^3] The release then states: "This prosecution is in support of National Security Presidential Memorandum 11 (NSPM-11) designed to support American superiority in super intelligence technology."[^3] [^1]: The White House, "National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-11," signed June 5, 2026. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-11/ [^2]: The White House (Biden administration archive), "Memorandum on Advancing the United States' Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Fulfill National Security Objectives; and Fostering the Safety, Security, and Trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence," October 24, 2024. https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/10/24/memorandum-on-advancing-the-united-states-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence-harnessing-artificial-intelligence-to-fulfill-national-security-objectives-and-fostering-the-safety-security/ [^3]: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, "Saudi National Arrested for Installing Surreptitious Audio Recording Device at OpenAI," press release 26-1173, October 13, 2026. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/saudi-national-arrested-installing-surreptitious-audio-recording-device-openai [^4]: Executive Order 14434, "Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence," The White House, September 29, 2026. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/inaugurating-the-era-of-super-intelligence/ [^5]: Reuters report on the Justice Department memorandum issued by acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter, datelined October 6, 2026, carried by *The Star* (Malaysia), October 7, 2026. https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/10/07/us-justice-dept-tells-staff-to-call-ai-039super-intelligence039-under-trump-order --- *The Info Web has an MCP server for agents at https://theinfoweb.org/mcp (streamable HTTP, no auth): search by meaning, exact text, source or date, and follow typed, footnoted connections. 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