Author: MIL-OSI Publisher

Source: United States White House

President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are unleashing an unrelenting, full-scale assault on the fraudsters, scammers, and corrupt operators who have looted billions from American taxpayers. The White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is moving at unprecedented speed and ferocity to root out the waste, abuse, and criminal exploitation of government programs that have drained billions from hardworking taxpayers.

This is a direct offensive against every fraudulent scheme preying on hardworking Americans — and the results are already staggering.

Here are some of the Task Force’s key actions and victories to date:

• February 25, 2026: The Trump Administration halted nearly $260 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota over rampant fraud allegations, demanding full cooperation with federal investigators.
• March 19, 2026: Federal prosecutors charged 11 individuals in a major real estate and loan fraud ring preying on elderly Americans in California.
• March 25, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended dozens of high-risk hospice and home health providers in the Los Angeles area.
• March 30, 2026: The Trump Administration launched a new national fraud whistleblower program to empower Americans to expose waste and abuse.
• April 2, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended hundreds additional high-risk hospice and home health providers across California.
• April 3, 2026: Federal prosecutors charged more than a dozen individuals in a $50 million hospice fraud scheme.
• April 7, 2026: The Department of Justice secured a guilty plea from a California fraudster accused of submitting $270 million in false reimbursement claims.
• April 8, 2026: The Department of Justice confirmed it has 8,000 active, ongoing fraud cases.
• April 8, 2026: The Task Force uncovered $6.3 billion in suspected fraudulent government contracts and immediately launched a sweeping investigation.
• April 15, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies in Los Angeles, with estimated fraud exceeding $600 million.
• April 16, 2026: The Trump Administration served criminal warrants and administrative charges on 20 Minnesota businesses suspected of SNAP fraud.
• April 17, 2026: The Department of Justice announced its newly established National Fraud Enforcement Division took enforcement action in schemes totaling over $340 million in its first week alone.
• April 24, 2026: The Small Business Administration referred 562,000 fraudulent or delinquent pandemic-era loans — totaling $22 billion — for aggressive collection.
• April 28, 2026: The Department of Justice conducted targeted enforcement operations at nearly two dozen Minnesota childcare centers suspected of systemic fraud.
• April 30, 2026: The Department of Justice launched a West Coast Strike Force team targeting healthcare fraud across Arizona, Nevada, and northern California.
• April 30, 2026: The Trump Administration deferred an additional $91 million in federal Medicaid funds from non-cooperating Minnesota.
• May 12, 2026: The Trump Administration identified over 10,000 suspected fraud cases in immigration student work programs.
• May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended $1.4 billion in home health and hospice funding nationwide.
• May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration deferred $1.3 billion in federal Medicaid reimbursements for California.
• May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration halted all new Medicare enrollments for hospice providers nationwide until the fraud crisis is brought under control.
• May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration launched audits of Medicaid Fraud Control Units in all 50 states.
• May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration blocked $60 million in fraudulent student loan applications in just the first month since deploying enhanced screening.
• May 20, 2026: The Department of Justice charged a Minneapolis daycare owner featured in Nick Shirley’s viral video.
• May 21, 2026: The Department of Justice expanded its Health Care Fraud Strike Force program, adding additional prosecutors to combat Medicaid fraud nationwide.
• May 21, 2026: The Department of Justice charged 15 individuals in a wide-ranging Minnesota healthcare fraud scheme — including the highest loss amount ever charged in a Medicaid case in the state and the largest autism fraud scheme ever prosecuted.

This is only the beginning. The Trump Administration will continue this relentless effort until every scheme is exposed, every dollar possible is recovered, and the American people’s trust in their government is restored.

Source: United States White House

On this National Missing Children’s Day, we remember every child who has gone missing and not yet come home—each one a cherished soul and a profound loss felt by families across our Nation.  Today, we renew our solemn obligation to fight for their safe return with every resource our great country has to offer.

Under the previous administration, 4 years of radical open-border policies resulted in hundreds of thousands migrant children lost or placed with unvetted sponsors.  Many of them were unaccompanied minors who were trafficked across our border alone, frightened, and vulnerable and delivered into the hands of sex traffickers and human smugglers by my predecessor’s weak and dangerous policies.  This was a betrayal of the most innocent among us, a modern-day exploitation that scarred a generation of children who deserved protection and were met with unimaginable suffering and abuse.  

My Administration is acting with unwavering resolve to reverse this injustice and bring each of these children home.  We have launched an unprecedented initiative with State and local governments to find the thousands of missing children and safely return them to their home countries, and we will not rest until every last one is safe.  We have sealed our borders and deployed our brave ICE officers to arrest the heinous illegal alien predators who prey on children and fuel human smuggling operations, dismantling their networks and ensuring those who place children in harm’s way face the full weight of American justice.  We have restored strength to our law enforcement, equipping police and federal agencies with the funding and tools they need to hunt down predators and put them behind bars, and in every community across America, we are driving down crime rates to historic lows—a reality that keeps American families and their children safe from harm.

As we commemorate this National Missing Children’s Day, we hold the children who have yet to come home close in our hearts and remain firm in our promise to their families that we will never stop fighting for their return.  We will chase every lead, pursue every investigation, and leave no stone unturned until America’s children are safe, protected, and free.

Source: United States White House

Melania and I join many Christians throughout our Nation and around the world who are joyfullycelebrating the miracle of Pentecost today and the birth of Christ’s Church.

Fifty days after the glorious Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday, the Bible tells us that the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles in Jerusalem in tongues of fire, triumphantly fulfilling Christ’s promise and giving them the courage and divine authority to proclaim the message of God to every nation and people.

At the call of Saint Peter to “repent and be baptized,” thousands came forward to embrace the infinite love and abundant grace of Jesus Christ.  From that moment onward, Christ’s message of salvation and His promise of eternal life have resounded across the ages, carried by generations of faithful witnesses who have spread the light of the Gospel to the farthest ends of the Earth.

On this holy day, we proclaim our faith in Jesus Christ, our hope in His saving power, and our enduring commitment to pursuing His will as one Nation under God.  As we celebrate 250 years of American Independence this year, we pray that the Holy Spirit continues to inspire our hearts, strengthen our resolve, and guide our Nation with wisdom, courage, and hope for years to come.

Happy Pentecost!

Source: United States White House

class=”has-text-align-center”>BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

The greatest fighting force the world has ever known is built upon the extraordinary service of selfless men and women who safeguard our liberty and preserve our way of life.  Since the birth of our Nation nearly 250 years ago, countless souls have lost their lives in this noble and righteous pursuit.  On Memorial Day, we honor these American heroes. 

America endures in strength, power, and prosperity because of the awe-inspiring selflessness and valor of those in uniform willing to lay down their lives in its defense.  From the frozen fields of Valley Forge and the beaches of Normandy to the jungles of Vietnam and the mountains of Afghanistan, the sacrifice across our Armed Forces is the foundation upon which our Republic stands.  Today, we especially remember the 13 members of the Joint Force who have fallen in support of Operation Epic Fury to defend our national security and preserve the blessings of liberty for future generations.  These warfighters lost their lives for freedom’s cause and we will never forget the cost. 

All Americans inherit the glorious gift of liberty that has been purchased with the spilled blood of brave warriors and the tears and heartache of those they left behind.  It is fitting and necessary for our Nation to pause for an annual reminder of the enduring and perilously high cost of freedom, but the immeasurable gravity of what has been sacrificed for the greater good deserves our eternal reverence and unwavering gratitudeevery day. 

On this solemn day, the First Lady and I ask you to join us in prayer for lasting peace in this volatile world, for the protection of those in harm’s way, and for the grace of Almighty God to comfort all who grieve.   

In honor of all of our fallen heroes, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 11, 1950, as amended (36 U.S.C. 116), has requested the President issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe each Memorial Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace and designating a period on that day when the people might unite in prayer. The Congress, by Public Law 106–579, has also designated 3:00 p.m. local time on that day as a time for all Americans to observe, in their own way, the National Moment of Remembrance.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, as a day of prayer for permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day as a time when people might unite in prayer. I ask all Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day. I also request the Governors of the United States and its Territories, and the appropriate officials of all units of government, to direct that on Memorial Day the flag be flown at half-staff until noon on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States and in all areas under its jurisdiction and control. I also request citizens to display the flag at half-staff from their homes for the customary forenoon period.

​IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.

                              DONALD J. TRUMP

Source: United States White House

class=”has-text-align-center”>Director Michael Kratsios
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery
Operation Gigawatt Summit
Deer Valley, Utah

Thank you. It is so good to be with you here in beautiful Utah. I want to thank Governor Cox for bringing us together today. Federalism is foundational to America’s greatness, and states like Utah are fundamental to the American Nuclear Renaissance.

As some of you may know, tomorrow marks one year since President Trump signed a series of Executive Orders on nuclear energy. On behalf of the Trump Administration, I am here to celebrate how far we’ve come in these past 12 months, and to share a vision of where we are headed next.  

With last year’s executive orders, President Trump made the most transformational decision for civil nuclear power since President Eisenhower announced Atoms for Peace, in 1953. That heralded the first heyday of American nuclear energy. Within two decades, the country had 30 nuclear plants in operation, 55 under construction, and more than 80 in planning or under order. Americans looked forward to a future of nuclear trains, planes, and flying automobiles.

As you know, that momentum did not last. Prior to President Trump’s policies, we weren’t testing new reactors, we were shutting perfectly good reactors down. We were totally dependent on other countries for our fuel. The average NRC review time for licensing new reactors took more than 20,000 hours. The issuance of a combined operating license took 48-60 months. Receiving a license amendment for power uprates at existing facilities could mean waiting two-and-a-half years. And far, far too often, innovators spent all this time pulling together all this paperwork, just to be told no.

All of that has changed. The reforms and actions these orders called for are not merely an evolution in American energy infrastructure, they are bringing about a revolution for American power. The successes of the last year will be the foundations of a century of innovation.

One year-ago tomorrow was a starting shot in a renewed race to a brighter future. Old inertia has been reversed. This industry has been given new momentum. Now the policy, business, and technology innovators that fill this room are doing incredible things. Thank you, all of you, for sharing this vision and taking on these challenges.

Allow me to briefly describe some of the of the progress of the last 12 months.

You are building again. We are testing again. To accelerate development of cutting-edge SMR technology, the President set an ambitious goal for the DOE reactor pilot program: At least three test reactors would achieve criticality before the Fourth of July, 2026. Many people, maybe even some of you in this room, doubted this could be done. But we are confident we will see criticality from at least three program participants in the coming days and weeks, before that deadline. And I’m happy to say that DOE, NRC, and DOW are working together to create streamlined licensing pathways for successful participants, so they can avoid duplicative submittals when seeking future license approvals.

In addition, the American nuclear industrial base is getting the overhaul it needs to meet today’s electricity and national security requirements. In the last year alone, we produced twice as much domestic uranium as we had in the previous 6 years combined. More than $2-and-a-half billion has been invested in domestic uranium enrichment. And we are making progress in American nuclear exports and increased nuclear cooperation with our partners, including backing for American construction of reactors in allied countries.

Here at a celebration of Utah’s investment in the Nuclear Renaissance, I’m particularly glad to share the progress we are making with states in bringing the complete nuclear fuel cycle home, and its place in reindustrializing America. What to do with used nuclear fuel has been an unsolved problem for decades. With the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses concept, it’s finally unstuck.

The response to this proposal has been unbelievably enthusiastic, across the country. Since February, DOE has received more than 20 applications from interested states, including four states that unequivocally applied to take uncapped and unrestricted amounts of used fuel. The culture around nuclear power has changed so much, and for the better. We are confident again.

Nuclear energy is no longer viewed primarily as a liability to be managed or a nonproliferation risk to be suppressed, but once again as a powerful tool for enhancing national security. And though no one can deny the pride and importance of its nuclear legacy, the Navy will no longer be the main face of military nuclear energy. The Janus Program will deliver microreactors to military installations under U.S. Army oversight by 2028. We are on track, and the Air Force is getting in on these exciting developments, too. Energy resilience is necessary everywhere, but perhaps nowhere as much as at our vital national defense facilities. 

President Trump’s policies have resulted in the radical reformation of the NRC. We are comprehensively modernizing the way nuclear facilities and materials are licensed in the United States. In the last year, the NRC has eliminated a host of unneeded regulatory and bureaucratic burdens while improving its focus on safety and efficiency. It is approving power uprates and license extensions inside a year, and taking a truly fresh approach to environmental review. The Robinson plant renewal was the fastest ever license review. The NRC has authorized renewals for 18 reactors, securing nearly 17,000 megawatts of power for 20 additional years. The NRC also recently issued the first commercial advanced reactor construction permit in decades. And it granted the first-ever license to commercially manufacture TRISO fuel. There’s more to do, but the public servants at the NRC are doing it, and the progress has been transformational.

The Trump Administration has prioritized American energy dominance from its first day back in office. This room needs no reminder, but everything we are working for—rebuilding the national industrial base, winning the AI race with China, reshoring semiconductor fabrication, taking back the drone industry, and ushering in a new space age of supersonics, flying cars, and rocket ships—means the supply of American energy and power has to go up.

Civilian nuclear is key to making that happen. President Trump’s vision for adding nuclear power to the grid includes restarting shutdown reactors and increasing power production by the country’s existing fleet. We will add 5 Gigawatts to the grid by 2030, equivalent to building five new large reactors. In fact, just the planned restarts of the Palisades in Michigan and the Crane Energy Center in Pennsylvania will add more than 1600 Megawatts to the grid within the next few years. Moreover, the NRC has proposed the nation’s first-ever regulatory framework for fusion machines, paving the way for an entirely new class of energy technology.

Today is not just about celebrating a year since President Trump signed his historic nuclear orders. This anniversary year, it is also an opportunity to celebrate more than 250 years of American exploration of the scientific frontier.

In 1752, Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a storm outside Philadelphia. In that experiment, the Founding Father of American science proved the electric nature of lightning. Two centuries later Franklin’s spiritual heirs lit four 200-watt lightbulbs with Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 1 outside Arco, Idaho, inaugurating the era of civilian atomic power.

In the time between Franklin’s kite and the dawn of nuclear energy, America won her independence, became a continent-spanning industrial giant, and ushered in the age of Edison. Americans electrified the world, and with our new and growing power invented many of the fundamental building blocks of modern life.

We can do so again. As President Eisenhower said, launching Atoms for Peace, “the United States knows that peaceful power from atomic energy is no dream of the future.” I do not know what the future will hold, but I know that the steps we celebrate today will help to light the path to get there.

More importantly, in 2026, I know that America’s civilian nuclear program will give ourselves, our children, and our children’s children the energy necessary to sustain and build this great nation for the next 250 years.

Thank you.

Source: United States White House

For over two and a half centuries, the dedicated members of the United States Merchant Marine have powered our economy, secured our commerce, and defended American interests at home and abroad. Today, we honor the brave Mariners who have borne our Nation’s strength across the seas, and we recommit to restoring and expanding America’s maritime dominance. 

The Merchant Marine has played an indispensable role in defending and advancing American interests since the earliest days of our Republic.  During the Revolutionary War, Merchant Mariners defied enemy blockades, captured British vessels, and delivered critical supplies that fueled the Continental Army’s righteous pursuit of liberty.  Their unwavering courage and selfless sacrifices helped secure the Independence of our young Republic, and they never wavered in standing firm for our Nation in the centuries since.  In World War II, the Merchant Marine played a decisive role in transporting troops, fuel, and vital war material across perilouswaters.  Facing relentless enemy attacks and massive casualties, these patriots triumphantlypersevered and helped ensure victory in our fight against tyranny. Whenever our Nation has been called to action—whether in war or in peace—the United States Merchant Marine has answered with unmatched resolve, carrying the strength and prosperity of America across every ocean in the world.

Today, that mission is more vital than ever before.  Merchant Mariners move the goods that stock our shelves, fuel our industries, and supply our Armed Forces around the globe.  Their work strengthens our economy and supports our national security, which is why my Administration is proudly restoring America’s maritime strength.  Last year, I signed an Executive Order to expandour shipbuilding capacity, strengthen our maritime workforce, protect our industrial base, and ensure America’s shipping capabilities can support both military operations and economic independence.  As a result of these decisive actions, our Nation is securing unprecedented investments in port and maritime infrastructure, boosting American industry, driving economic growth, and protecting our national security.

Today, we pay tribute to the men and women of the United States Merchant Marine, whose steadfast service has sustained our Nation through its greatest trials and carried our prosperity to new heights.  As we celebrate 250 glorious years of American Independence, we renew our commitment to strengthening our maritime power and ensuring that America is the mostdominant force upon the oceans for generations to come.

Source: United States White House

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of Sweden (hereinafter referred to as the “Participants”),

Expressing mutual interest in science and technology capabilities and standards to usher in a new age of innovation to fortify freedom and prosperity for generations to come,

Affirming the value of bilateral science and technology collaboration to enrich the lives and livelihoods of citizens in both countries, and to elevate cooperation to a higher level,

Recognizing the importance of deepening ties with strategic partners as a means to strengthen stability, security, and competitiveness, and

Building on longstanding bilateral research and innovation partnerships, including the 2006 Agreement on Science and Technology Cooperation,

Have reached the following understandings:

I. Purpose

The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter “MOU”) is to enable collaboration towards joint opportunities of mutual interest in strategic science and technology disciplines in order to power the next generation of AI and global connectivity, accelerate biomedical research and innovation, unlock industrial competitiveness, secure energy leadership, strengthen space collaboration, advance a secure quantum ecosystem, and strengthen security in research and industry.

II. Areas of Cooperation

The Participants aim to collaborate in a number of disciplines, including but not limited to the following:

Accelerating the Development and Diffusion of Trusted AI and Advanced Connectivity

Recognizing the importance of secure and trusted technology infrastructure to economic prosperity and national security, the Participants will deepen cooperation to advance next generation AI and network technologies. The Participants intend to collaborate on R&D, promote the development and diffusion of trusted technology stacks including AI and network technology, and coordinate on international telecommunications standards development.

Focus areas for collaboration are intended to include:

• Partnering to advance the diffusion of trusted technology stacks, including as appropriate, promoting exports, using tools such as export financing and support to accelerate adoption in third party countries;
• Building a trusted, interoperable 5G supply chain, and advocating for policies that accelerate adoption of trusted connectivity infrastructure;

• Shaping telecommunications principles and standards in line with shared priorities through coordinated engagement in international bodies including the International Telecommunication Union, the Global Coalition on Telecommunications, and in partnership with industry at 3GPP;
• Collaborating to strategically engage regional partners to advance resolutions and align positions in advance of the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference and 2026 ITU Plenipotentiary;
• Cooperating to strengthen connectivity between North America, Northern Europe, and the Indo-Pacific region by supporting the establishment of subsea communication cables across the Arctic;

• Promoting secure AI innovation across industry sectors and academia, by exploring joint research on AI for advanced manufacturing, materials, and production technologies; industrial automation; and other industry-relevant applications;
• Strengthening and expanding joint research and development on 5G/6G, including on wireless networks, cloud, electronics, and security, while advancing strategic use cases in critical infrastructure, defense, and mission critical applications, and applied AI.

Accelerating Biomedical Research and Innovation

Recognizing the importance of advancing biomedical research, including cancer and rare diseases, through artificial intelligence, and securing biotechnology and health supply chains, the Participants intend to deepen cooperation to accelerate biomedical innovation and strengthen resilience across the health ecosystem.

Focus areas for collaboration are intended to include:

• Exploring pathways to develop opportunities for cooperation in the area of health data for biomedical research, to accelerate discovery and improve patient outcomes;

• Sharing experiences and exploring possible joint activities to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR); and
• Advancing biomedical innovation to strengthen resilient supply chains, including through identifying chokepoints and reducing reliance on adversary-linked supply chains.

Advancing Manufacturing and Industrial Competitiveness

Recognizing the importance of advanced manufacturing as a driver of economic competitiveness, resilience, and innovation, the Participants intend to deepen cooperation to accelerate the adoption of digital manufacturing, additive manufacturing, and next generation production methods that strengthen supply chains and support high quality job creation. The Participants intend to deepen collaboration across the full spectrum of advanced manufacturing technologies, including industrial automation, precision engineering, and robotics.

Focus areas for collaboration are intended to include:

• Accelerating adoption of digital manufacturing tools and AI-driven process optimization including through collaboration on testbeds and pilot programs;
• Deepening collaboration on advanced materials, potentially including high- performance alloys and composites, to support critical sectors such as defense and semiconductor supply chains; and
• Advancing cooperation on advanced manufacturing including key technologies for vehicles, rare-earth free materials, high efficiency motors, and advanced batteries.

Unlocking Energy Innovation and Resilience

The Participants aim to strengthen cooperation to advance secure, resilient, and diversified energy systems. Together the Participants intend to expand energy collaboration including on nuclear energy and critical minerals technologies to support innovation and the reliable deployment of next generation energy infrastructure.

Focus areas for collaboration are intended to include:

• Strengthening civil nuclear energy cooperation by facilitating commercial partnerships while identifying and addressing market barriers to accelerate the deployment of nuclear power reactors, including advanced reactors, small modular reactors (SMRs), as well as fusion technologies;
• Expanding collaboration on nuclear lifecycle innovation and waste management through scientific exchanges on repository engineering, co-location of repositories, encapsulation of nuclear fuel, and geologic modeling; and
• Promoting innovation in critical minerals technologies including sensing, characterization, exploration, extraction, processing and recovery of critical minerals and advanced materials essential to energy systems.

Strengthening Space Collaboration

Recognizing that bilateral cooperation on space benefits both countries’ national interests, the Participants intend to deepen cooperation and engage in dialogue on space security, space exploration, and space technology research, development, and commercialization.

Focus areas for collaboration intend to include:

• Continuing the strong partnership on space science and human exploration, including potential collaboration on future Artemis lunar surface exploration missions and beyond;
• Facilitating cooperation between commercial actors from the United States and Sweden, supporting growth of space companies from both countries and building on complementary strengths;
• Facilitating commercial and civil space cooperation by addressing regulatory burdens on commercial space activities and advocating for policies that can adapt to technical development, business innovation, and market demands; and
• Leveraging our geostrategic locations as space nations to promote Arctic security and prosperity.

Advancing Defense Innovation

Recognizing the importance of enhancing efforts to research, develop, and commercialize new and emerging technologies for defense technologies, the Participants intend to establish a dialogue on regulatory and policy matters affecting defense technology cooperation, including matters related to technology transfer, and reducing regulatory friction where possible, to support economic and security interests of both parties and to strengthen transatlantic defense industrial collaboration.

Advancing a Secure Quantum Ecosystem

Recognizing the transformative role of quantum technology for future industrial development and shared security, the Participants intend to strengthen their cooperation through the Quantum Development Group to establish a trusted quantum ecosystem and secure and open standards, and explore additional opportunities to enhance research, development, and commercialization of quantum technology potentially including quantum sensing in the medical and health domain.

Strengthening Security in Research and Industry

Recognizing the importance of enhanced research integrity and security across critical and emerging technology research and development, the Participants intend to strengthen continued collaboration to protect a trustworthy research ecosystem, their technologies, their critical supply chains, and their people. The Participants intend to collaborate on research integrity and security while strengthening awareness and capacity to mitigate and, where appropriate, prevent risks, in accordance with relevant national legislations.

Focus areas for collaboration are intended to include:

• Strengthening security in research and industry through IP security, investment screening, partnerships, and talent integrity safeguards related to entities of shared security concerns;
• Building trusted science and innovation ecosystems by mitigating risks and, where appropriate, preventing high-risk entities in sensitive science and technology R&D activities;
• Strengthening safeguards for government funded research and talent programs by enhancing disclosure of foreign funding and affiliations in order to mitigate and address security risks and where appropriate, prevent partnerships with entities of shared security concerns;
• Establishing a bilateral research security dialogue and information exchange on threats, cases, risk assessments, mitigation efforts, and entities of security concern;
• Collaborating with allies and partners to adopt enhanced research security practices to facilitate a trusted innovation ecosystem; and
• Applying shared research integrity and security principles across TPD workstreams to guide collaboration, protect sensitive R&D activities, and inform future research security programming.

III. Operation and Discontinuation

This MOU becomes operative on the date of the last signature. The Participants may modify this MOU by written mutual decision.

Either Participant may discontinue this MOU by providing written notice of discontinuation to the other Participant. The discontinuation is expected to commence on a date 180 days after the date on which notice of discontinuation is delivered. 

The Participants will advance the implementation of the MOU through the Joint Committee Meeting mechanism. The modalities of the Joint Committee, including its composition, meeting frequency, and working procedures, will be established by mutual agreement of the Participants following the entry into force of this MOU.

This MOU does not constitute or create and is not intended to constitute or create any legally binding obligations. Nothing in this MOU is intended to alter or affect any existing agreements between the Participants. Cooperation under this MOU is intended to take place within the framework of applicable national legislation and international obligations, including, for Sweden, applicable current and future European Union coordination, laws and regulations, with a view to promoting collaboration without prejudice to respective regulatory processes. Nothing in this MOU commits the Participants to the expenditure of funds.

Activities involving personal data shall be conducted in compliance with applicable data protection frameworks. This MOU does not authorize any transfer of classified, controlled, or proprietary information. Any intellectual property matters shall be addressed in separate implementing arrangements or project‑specific agreements, as appropriate.

The foregoing represents the understanding reached between the Participants on the matters referred to in this MOU.

Source: United States White House

DELIVERING A WIN FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES AND LOWERING THE COST OF LIVING: Today, President Donald J. Trump terminated the Biden Administration’s ridiculous regulations that imposed burdensome and costly requirements on refrigerators and air conditioners. These regulations needlessly and substantially increased the price of transporting and storing refrigerated goods, driving up the price of food and other items Americans buy every day.

• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized revisions to the 2023 Technology Transitions Rule to extend compliance deadlines for the use of hydrofluorocarbons, making a wider variety of more affordable refrigerants available to businesses.
• President Trump is also proposing a correction to the 2024 Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Rule that imposed crippling leak repair requirements on virtually all existing large-scale refrigeration systems—hurting consumers and small businesses across the country. These higher costs threatened thousands of jobs and were passed on in the form of higher prices.
• Together, this added flexibility will have positive impacts on supermarkets, home air conditioning systems, semiconductor chip manufacturing, and medical supply transportation, lowering operating costs which in turn will result in lower costs for consumers.

REVERSING UNNECESSARY REGULATION TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY: President Trump is rolling back costly Biden-era policies that imposed regulatory burdens disproportionate to any benefit, restoring economic freedom for families and businesses.

• Today’s actions will save Americans a total of $2.4 billion, delivering critical relief from the crippling costs the Biden Administration imposed on grocery stores, businesses, and ultimately, American families.
• Changes to the Technology Transitions Rule will safeguard over 350,000 high-skilled American jobs, save Americans over $900 million dollars – including over $800 million at the supermarkets – and lower food prices across the Nation.
• EPA estimates that the changes to the Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Rule could save transporters of refrigerated goods, including food, up to $1.5 billion.

INVESTING IN AMERICA’S FOOD SUPPLY: President Trump continues to encourage investment in America’s food supply chain and an aggressive deregulatory agenda, spurring lower grocery and living costs.

• Earlier this week, President Trump announced a new Small Business Administration (SBA) rule that doubles cumulative 7(a) and 504 loan limits to $10 million, expanding the impact of SBA’s “Grocery Guarantee”, which is reducing grocery costs for consumers by providing 90% Federal guarantees to eligible loans that expand food production.
• Immediately upon returning to office, President Trump launched a 10-to-1 deregulation initiative, ensuring every new rule is justified by clear benefits.

• In December, President Trump unveiled a historic reset of the Biden Administration’s costly and unlawful Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)  standards to levels that can actually be met with conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles, saving American families $109 billion in total over the next five years.
• In December, President Trump signed an Executive Order to stop price fixing, anti-competitive behavior, and foreign influence that drives up grocery prices and threatens the security of America’s food supply.
• In February, President Trump repealed the disastrous Obama-era Endangerment Finding, avoiding over $1 trillion in costs for Americans.
• In February, President Trump temporarily increased the U.S. tariff-rate quota for lean beef trimmings to boost supply and make ground beef affordable for American consumers despite current supply challenges.
• Cumulatively, President Trump’s deregulatory agenda saves Americans over $1.2 trillion.

Source: United States White House

Today, our Nation proudly celebrates the 94th anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean—an extraordinary achievement and testament to the bravery, ingenuity, and unyielding spirit that define the American character.

There are few Americans who embody the bold ambition of our Nation more than Amelia Earhart.  Throughout her life, she pushed the boundaries of what was possible in aviation, setting altitude and speed records shortly after obtaining her pilot’s license and becoming a household name in 1928 as the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air as a passenger of a two-man crew.  Even with these extraordinary accomplishments, her determination knew no limits, and she vowed to conquer that same ocean alone.

On May 20, 1932—5 years to the day after Charles Lindbergh’s legendary transatlantic flight—Earhart soared into history.  Battling exhaustion, a leaking fuel tank, and an engine erupting in fire, Earhart held her course with incredible resolve.  Though fierce weather drove her off her intended path to Paris, she brought her plane down in an Irish pasture nearly 15 hours after departing the shores of Newfoundland, becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

The same indominable drive that carried Earhart across the vast and unforgiving ocean 94 years ago continues to draw the eyes of our Nation skyward.  Under my leadership, we are paving the way for a new Golden Age of air travel, championing the development of supersonic flight and advanced aircraft, which will secure America’s place at the forefront of technological advancement.  As the most transparent Administration in American history, I also ordered the release of Government records related to Amelia Earhart’s disappearance.  Just as Earhart defied the limits of human achievement, our Nation is defying the limits of what is possible every day, driving the momentum that will keep America the world’s undisputed engine of innovation and prosperity for centuries to come.

As our Nation celebrates 250 years of independence, we honor those bold American pioneers, who dared to reach beyond what others thought possible.  Earhart’s legacy will forever endure as a reminder that the American spirit has never been content to stand still—it is restless, it is fearless, and it is forever fixed on the horizons of tomorrow.  Together, as we mark the anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s historic feat, we recommit ourselves to the same relentless passion that drove her forward, confident in the belief that the greatest chapter of the American story is still to come.

Source: United States White House

Today, we commemorate Cuban Independence Day—the 124th anniversary of a once free nation’s birth, forged through sacrifice, courage, and an unbreakable desire for liberty.  Like the American patriots who cast off tyrannical rule 250 years ago, Cuba’s founding generation rose against the Spanish Empire’s subjugation to claim the same birthright our citizens enjoy today:  the right of a free people to govern themselves.  Their journey echoes our own, and their dream of freedom remains as vital today as it was when they first dared to fight for it.

Across generations, the Cuban people have demonstrated an unyielding devotion to the cause of freedom and a resilience of spirit that no regime—past or present—has been able to extinguish.  On May 20, 1902, that defiant vision was realized when the Republic of Cuba was established, marking the beginning of self-government for our island neighbors.  The Cuban people’s love of liberty, ingenuity, hard work, and great faith in God carried them through the first half of the 20th century—and to this day, these time-honored values continue to live on in their hearts.

The regime in Havana today is the direct betrayal of the nation their founding patriots bled and died for.  For nearly seven decades, the island’s communist government has violently dismantled political freedom, denied its people fair elections, viciously silenced dissent, and strangled the Cuban economy into a state of collapse.  While the people suffer, the regime’s kleptocratic elite have hoarded the island’s remaining resources for themselves and their lavish lifestyle.  In the way of all radical leftist ideologies, the regime has quashed any hope of prosperity, banished the notion of human dignity, and starved the hopes and dreams of its people.  Its military leaders have demonstrated zero care for ensuring the prosperity of the Cuban people, channeling their attention instead only towards maintaining control and the regime’s raison detre of violently exporting communism and despotism abroad. 

As President, I am taking decisive action on behalf of this long-suffering corner of our hemisphere, and to address threats to our national security emanating from the region.  Under my leadership, our Nation is severing the financial lifelines that, for too long, have sustained brutal regimes across Central and South America and funded their trans-national criminal and terrorist operations that threaten the United States.  In January, our Nation’s incredible Armed Forces carried out one of the boldest, most impressive special operations in generations—the capture and extradition of the Venezuelan narcoterrorist, Nicolas Maduro.  The indictment and removal of Maduro sent a clear message to his socialist allies in Havana: this is our Hemisphere and those that destabilize it and threaten the United States will face consequences. 

Following the Maduro raid, I have enacted powerful new sanctions on Cuba’s military and intelligence apparatus, and those who provide it with material and financial support, depriving the regime of resources and its elites from the opportunity to profit from the people’s suffering. My commitment is ironclad:  America will not tolerate a rogue state harboring hostile foreign military, intelligence and terror operations just ninety miles from the American homeland, and we will not rest until the people of Cuba once again have the freedom their forefathers fought so valiantly to establish over 100 years ago.

On this Cuban Independence Day, our Republic stands in solidarity with the Cuban people and with the millions of Cuban-Americans who have so profoundly enriched the life of our Nation.  Many of them came to these shores with nothing, built extraordinary lives, and embraced with their whole hearts the constitutional way of life that makes America the greatest country on earth.  Today, we salute them and remember all those who have sacrificed for a free Cuba, and we look with confidence toward a new Golden Age for the island and its people.