Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- May 15, 2025
What it does
The Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act of 2025 would require the Department of Defense to use competitive award processes when procuring cloud computing, data infrastructure, and foundation model solutions from covered providers—those with at least $50 million in DoD contracts over the past five fiscal years. It mandates that the government retain exclusive rights to its data, prohibits unauthorized use of government-furnished data to train commercial AI products, and requires protections for such data on vendor systems, with violations subject to fines or contract termination. The bill also requires annual reports to congressional defense committees on AI market…
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Where it goes next
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