by Mark Olalde | Nov 7, 2026 | AI, Bureau of Land Management, data centers, department of the interior, Doug Burgum, Interior Department, Lee Zeldin, News, Nvidia, public lands, Trump Administration
The Trump administration has likened the need to build out the nation’s artificial intelligence infrastructure to the Manhattan Project, the World War II effort that produced the world’s first atomic bomb. The White House’s point person on the effort, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, has spoken of the “AI arms race” with China as an existential issue for the nation.
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by Jake Johnson | Aug 6, 2026 | department of the interior, News, Privatization, Project 2025, Trump Administration
The Trump administration has reportedly installed an author of the far-right Project 2025 agenda inside the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General as the watchdog is facing growing calls to investigate alleged corruption by top agency officials. Dennis Kirk worked in the White House budget office during Trump’s first term and co-authored a Project 2025 chapter that recommended…
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