# Federal Government Promotes Voluntary AI Safeguards

On June 2, 2026, the administration issued an executive order emphasizing voluntary industry safeguards for high-risk AI and establishing an optional federal review process capped at 30 days. The order favors company-led evaluation over mandatory federal oversight; it identifies no solicitation, contract award, funding, or procurement contact. For contractors, the development signals potential future demand for documented model-safety evaluation capabilities, but does not create a stated procurement opportunity or mandatory compliance requirement.

- The federal review process is optional, so companies should not treat it as a new mandatory contractor requirement.
- AI developers and service providers can assess whether their model-safety evaluation capabilities are documented well enough to support a future federal review or requirements.
- Because no solicitation or funding is identified, the signal points to a policy direction rather than an active bid opportunity.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence, Policy
**Published:** September 29, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. federal government
- The White House
- U.S. Congress

### Vendors
- OpenAI ()
- Anthropic ()

### Sources
- [US government tells AI companies to police themselves instead of waiting for regulation](https://cryptobriefing.com/us-government-ai-self-regulation-over-oversight) - Crypto Briefing