How is Trump's administration shaping tech policy?

Trump's Admin - Tech Policy - Carr and Sacks

Recorded April 15, 2025

What do the Internet of Things, high speed broadband, Z-axis (GPS) and the US digital asset stockpile and strategic bitcoin reserve have in common? They're all ways in which our government is ushering in a global agenda and tightening the surveillance web.

There's so much to unpack in this episode! Join Terra and Peter as they walk through how technocracy is being implemented by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and AI & Crypto Czar David Sacks and what it all means.

Show Notes:

BRENDAN CARR:

Ends Biden-Era Plan to Slow Down Infrastructure Builds - January 28, 2025:

https://www.fcc.gov/document/chairman-carr-ends-biden-era-plan-slow-down-infrastructure-builds

Announces Early Wins at Launch of Satellite Week - March 10, 2025:

https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-chairman-carr-announces-early-wins-launch-satellite-week

Establishes New Council on National Security Within Agency - March 13, 2025:

https://www.fcc.gov/document/chairman-carr-establishes-new-council-national-security

FCC Cutting Red Tape to Unleash New Infrastructure Investments - March 20, 2025:

https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-cutting-red-tape-unleash-new-infrastructure-investments

BRENDAN CARR’S FCC blog:

February 5, 2025

https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/blog/2025/02/05/first-agenda-new-commission-spectrum-public-safety-and-consumer

March 5, 2025

https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/blog/2025/03/05/boosting-gps-and-911-usa

April 4, 2025

https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/blog/2025/04/04/spectrum-back-again

San Francisco AI start up “Stop Hiring Humans”:

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/provocative-san-francisco-billboards-elimination-human-jobs-ai/

DAVID SACKS:

White House Limited Waiver for David Sacks:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Memo-David-Sacks-3.5.2025-1.pdf

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE AND UNITED STATES DIGITAL ASSET STOCKPILE - March 6, 2025:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/establishment-of-the-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-and-united-states-digital-asset-stockpile/

White House Digital Asset Summit – March 7, 2025:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/remarks/2025/03/remarks-by-president-trump-at-the-white-house-digital-assets-summit/

Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account - March 25, 2025:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/modernizing-payments-to-and-from-americas-bank-account/

ESTABLISHING THE UNITED STATES INVESTMENT ACCELERATOR - March 31, 2025:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/establishing-the-united-states-investment-accelerator/

Eliminating Barriers for Federal Artificial Intelligence Use and Procurement - April 7, 2025:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-eliminating-barriers-for-federal-artificial-intelligence-use-and-procurement/

OMB Memorandum M-25-21, Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/M-25-21-Accelerating-Federal-Use-of-AI-through-Innovation-Governance-and-Public-Trust.pdf

OMB Memorandum M-25-22, Driving Efficient Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/M-25-22-Driving-Efficient-Acquisition-of-Artificial-Intelligence-in-Government.pdf