Trump Administration Seeks Security Review of Meta's Llama Models After Nine Months of Federal Use

The Trump administration is requesting Meta submit its open-weight Llama AI models for government security review as of June 2026—nine months after federal agencies began deploying them for contract analysis, IT support, and national security tasks including aircraft site identification. The timing reverses the typical sequence: review follows operational deployment rather than preceding it. Meta's $600 billion U.S. investment commitment through 2028 underpins the voluntary arrangement.