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M-25-21: Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust
Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 2025
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- The OMB memorandum that sets how U.S. federal agencies must govern their use of artificial intelligence. It requires agencies to name Chief AI Officers and recommends that each develop a generative AI acceptable-use policy.
- How much weight it carries
- Official government memorandum, the primary text for federal AI rules. It applies to federal agencies, not to private companies, and some deadlines are phrased as recommendations (should) rather than requirements (must).
Facts taken from this source
- OMB memorandum M-25-21 says federal agencies should develop a generative AI acceptable-use policy within 270 days.
“Within 270 days of the issuance of this memorandum, agencies should develop a policy that sets the terms for acceptable use of generative AI for their missions” (Section 3, governance requirements, item 1v)