Nvidia Faces Senate Probe on H200 Exports and Nets IL6/IL7 Pentagon AI Deal
Senator Chris Coons probed contradictory statements on Nvidia’s H200 chip exports to China after Commerce Department denials clashed with CEO Jensen Huang’s remarks on approved shipments. The Pentagon awarded Nvidia an AI contract for IL6 and IL7 classified networks, with GenAI.mil serving over 1.3 million personnel.
1. Senate Probe Over H200 Exports
Senator Chris Coons sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick demanding clarification on conflicting claims about Nvidia's H200 chip exports to China. Lutnick asserted no H200 sales occurred, contradicting CEO Jensen Huang’s statement that export licenses had been secured, prompting national security concerns over advanced chip access.
2. Nvidia Included in Pentagon AI Contracts
The Pentagon selected Nvidia among seven tech firms, including OpenAI, Alphabet, xAI, Microsoft, AWS and Reflection AI, to integrate frontier AI tools into IL6 and IL7 classified networks. This award falls under the Pentagon’s AI Acceleration Strategy, leveraging GenAI.mil, which supports more than 1.3 million personnel across warfighting and intelligence operations.