White House reins in AI-testing unit as national-security concerns grow

Wall Street Journal: Administration officials including National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross have told the Center for AI Standards and Innovation to halt publication of its model assessments while an executive order President Trump signed last week is implemented, people familiar with the matter said. The order represented a win for Cairncross and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who have pushed for security considerations to play a bigger role in model evaluation…