Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology / NIST Director
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Leading NIST's AI centers expansion and Manufacturing USA coordination
The U.S. government is pouring hundreds of billions into making factories smarter—but the strategy is hitting turbulence. On December 27, 2025, NIST announced $20 million for two AI centers with MITRE to automate manufacturing and defend critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. Days earlier, on December 11, Trump signed an executive order creating an AI Litigation Task Force to sue states over their own AI regulations, while on December 10 the Commerce Department abruptly terminated a $285 million CHIPS Act contract with SMART USA Institute despite the organization meeting all performance targets. The goal remains unchanged: use artificial intelligence to close a widening gap with China, which installed 295,000 industrial robots in 2024 alone—nine times America's total.
Updated Dec 27, 2025
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