Press the administration to allow the Center for AI Standards and Innovation to continue its AI evaluation mission and, when possible, publish research on frontier AI models.

I request that you continue to allow CAISI to perform its important mission in conjunction with the AI missions of other components of the government and, to the extent possible, allow its research to be published.

In a June 30, 2026 letter, Budd asked federal officials to let CAISI continue its AI evaluation work and publish its research where possible.

Budd Calls for CAISI to Resume Publishing Research on Frontier AI Models to Maintain America’s Competitive Edge in AI Innovation
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Senator Budd sent a letter to Sean Cairncross and Michael Kratsios calling for CAISI to resume publishing findings and evaluations of frontier AI models.

Within the June 9-July 8 lookback window, Budd publicly pressed administration officials to allow CAISI to continue its AI evaluation mission and publish research where possible. This directly fulfills the oversight-action commitment.

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Budd Calls for CAISI to Resume Publishing Research on Frontier AI Models to Maintain America’s Competitive Edge in AI Innovation
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Budd requested that officials continue allowing CAISI to perform its mission with other government AI components and allow its research to be published where possible.

The signed letter is the strongest primary evidence: Budd made the specific ask described in the claim, addressed it to administration officials, and tied it to CAISI evaluations, frontier AI monitoring, and publication of research.

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Letter from Senator Ted Budd to National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross and OSTP Director Michael Kratsios regarding CAISI
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The report said administration officials asked CAISI to stop issuing public reports while the June 2026 AI executive order was implemented.

This strong reporting explains the apparent blockage Budd was responding to: CAISI was reportedly still evaluating models internally, but its public-facing publication role was in jeopardy. No official response showing full reversal was found in the lookback window.

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White House Reins In AI-Testing Unit as National-Security Concerns Grow
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The order directed Treasury, NSA, CISA, and NIST consultation to develop a classified benchmarking process for advanced cyber capabilities of AI models.

The executive order created a classified frontier-model benchmarking process and allowed sharing assessments with developers and researchers as appropriate, but it did not itself direct CAISI to keep publishing public research. This supports treating Budd’s subsequent letter as delivered oversight while the administration response remained unresolved.

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Executive Order 14409: Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security
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NIST describes CAISI as facilitating testing, collaborative research, voluntary agreements, unclassified evaluations, and assessments of AI capabilities tied to national security risks.

NIST’s CAISI page confirms the center’s relevant mission and public research/news function. It supports the claim’s premise that CAISI has an AI evaluation and publication role, though it does not show an administration response to Budd’s June 2026 request.

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Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI)
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%