Should You Wait on a Federal and State Unified Approach to AI to Build Your Strategy?: Federal and state AI policy will not align quickly enough to serve as a practical strategy timeline. This post explains why organizations should move forward now-using a risk-based, adaptable AI governance approach that can flex as new requirements emerge. It highlights the implications of the December 2025 executive order pushing a national framework and the March 2026 National Policy Framework for AI, and translates policy uncertainty into concrete actions: clarify AI use cases, map likely compliance exposure, establish guardrails, and create a change management plan that protects adoption from stalling once regulations shift.