A bipartisan commission convened by the Bipartisan Policy Center recommended urgent federal leadership to coordinate state, industry and education responses to AI‑driven labor disruption. Commissioners—including former governors Deval Patrick and Bill Haslam and education officials Margaret Spellings and John B. King Jr.—issued a report calling for a national talent strategy and a White House talent advisory council. The panel argued the pace of AI adoption requires states to update academic standards, align K‑12 and workforce pathways, and expand data collection and research to target investments. Its recommendations press the federal government to fund pilots, help states take calculated risks, and convene employers and postsecondary institutions on skills alignment. Governors from both parties told reporters they were alarmed that workforce systems remain rooted in century‑old designs and lack the agility to retrain adults at scale. The commission’s proposals dovetail with calls for stronger employer‑college partnerships, and they signal potential federal funding priorities for workforce grants and portability of credentials.