This morning the White House issued a National Security Memorandum declaring that "AI is likely to affect almost all domains with national security significance". Attracting technical talent and building computational power are now official national security priorities.

https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1gb6j9v/this_morning_the_white_house_issued_a_national/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/10/24/memorandum-on-advancing-the-united-states-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence-harnessing-artificial-intelligence-to-fulfill-national-security-objectives-and-fostering-the-safety-security/