Biden Signs Order to Boost AI Data Centers on Federal Land

The executive order directs federal agencies to identify sites for AI infrastructure while prioritizing clean energy and national security.

President Biden's executive order tasks the Departments of Defense, Energy, and Interior with identifying federal sites for AI data centers by specific deadlines in early 2025.
The order aims to strengthen U.S. leadership in AI by supporting large-scale data processing needs with clean energy infrastructure to avoid raising electricity costs for consumers.
Private-sector companies will lease federal land for data centers and clean energy facilities, with requirements to use domestically manufactured semiconductors where possible.
The Trump administration, set to take office next week, will determine the order's future, raising questions about its clean energy mandates and AI policy continuity.
The initiative aligns with broader U.S. efforts to secure critical technologies domestically and counter foreign influence, particularly from China and Russia.