Trump Administration Moves AI Testing Officials to White House, Citing Commerce Delays

The Trump administration is moving three senior testing officials from the Commerce Department's Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI) directly under White House authority, citing coordination breakdowns between the testing agency and the rest of the department. The officials will report to Michael Kratsios, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, according to reporting on October 12, 2026.