Covington's analysis examines the October 2024 National Security Memorandum requiring AISI to conduct voluntary preliminary testing of frontier AI models for national security threats including offensive cyber operations, biological/chemical weapons development, and autonomous malicious behavior. The assessment details new requirements for agencies to implement AI risk management practices, testing protocols, and classified evaluations while building on NIST's dual-use foundation model guidelines. This authoritative national security law analysis demonstrates how the Biden administration's AI NSM establishes comprehensive governance frameworks for military and intelligence AI deployment while requiring private sector cooperation in threat assessment and mitigation strategies.