{"id":253115,"date":"2026-05-22T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/white-house-approves-9-billion-for-spy-agencies-to-catch-up-on-a-i\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T04:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:55:47","slug":"white-house-approves-9-billion-for-spy-agencies-to-catch-up-on-a-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/white-house-approves-9-billion-for-spy-agencies-to-catch-up-on-a-i\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Approves $9 Billion for Spy Agencies to Catch Up on A.I."},"content":{"rendered":"

White House Approves $9 Billion for Spy Agencies to Catch Up on A.I.<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/22\/us\/politics\/spy-agencies-ai-chips-shortage.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-22 17:27:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.nytimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The White House has approved a secret $9 billion request to acquire the cutting-edge computer chips that America\u2019s spy agencies need to tap into the full capabilities of the latest artificial intelligence models, according to current and former U.S. officials.<\/p>\n

New A.I. models use enormous amounts of computer power, more than many technology experts anticipated even a year or two ago. That has fueled concerns in the White House and in Congress that a chip shortage is causing intelligence agencies to fall behind in testing and deploying the tools for top-secret espionage work, the officials said.<\/p>\n

The additional funding reflects how integral A.I. platforms have become to national security. The technology has helped the military and spy agencies sift through massive amounts of intelligence and is particularly valuable for tasks like finding overlooked communications intercepts.<\/p>\n

The $9 billion request is intended in part to boost the availability of infrastructure that can support Nvidia\u2019s Grace Blackwell superchip, which requires data centers that can supply enormous amounts of electrical energy and specialized liquid cooling systems.<\/p>\n

Congress still must approve that funding, but the administration is also reprogramming $800 million for a more rapid acquisition of computing capacity.<\/p>\n

Even larger sums will likely be needed in the future, according to experts.<\/p>\n

To work around the chips shortage, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, has authorized the National Security Agency to continue to use an advanced model made by Anthropic, even though the Pentagon has designated the company a supply chain threat, U.S. officials said.<\/p>\n

U.S. officials said Anthropic and the government are finalizing a classified contract that would allow the N.S.A. to maintain access to Anthropic products. The company\u2019s new model, known as Mythos, runs more efficiently on the new chips but can also run on a previous generation of chips.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the Defense Department demanded the…<\/p>\n

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