encryption Tsar Review Michael Kratsios has been nominated as the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy: well-deserved and looking forward to future cooperation

Odaily Planet Daily News According to local time on December 22, US President-elect Trump announced the nomination of Michael Kratsios as the next director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Kratsios served as the Chief Technology Officer of the White House during Trump's first term and also served as the Deputy Minister of Defense responsible for research and engineering at the Pentagon. He graduated from Princeton University and is also a distinguished researcher at Stanford University.

AI and crypto czar David Sacks commented on this in X: "This appointment is well-deserved. Michael served in the first Trump administration for 4 years and is well-versed in OSTP. We have spent countless hours discussing technology policy. Now, we will collaborate on these ideas under the leadership of President Trump. Very exciting! Earlier news, David Sacks posted on X platform to deny reports of role changes: "Some traditional media tonight reported that my role has changed, which is completely wrong. I expect to spend half of my time in Washington directing policy and the other half in Silicon Valley." Earlier, Fortune reported that internal members of the transition team revealed that the leadership role of the position was reduced to a general advisory role last week, partly because Sacks was unwilling to leave the investment firm Craft Ventures and did not want to go through the formal appointment process. In the future, Michael Kratsios will lead the technology policy work, while Sacks will provide policy ideas. Despite the change in position, Sacks still has influence, often engaging in activities in Florida and San Francisco, and meeting with legislators. His appointment has sparked controversy over conflicts of interest, but some in Silicon Valley are optimistic, believing that it may help start-ups. However, there are also concerns about his professionalism and the direction of the policy.