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fromTESLARATI
1 week ago

Elon Musk's xAI wins federal AI contract as Grok undercuts rivals like ChatGPT

The agreement covers both Grok 4 and Grok 4 Fast, xAI's advanced reasoning models, and includes dedicated engineering support for agencies adopting the tools, the GSA stated in a press release. Federal offices will also be able to pursue upgrade paths to enterprise subscriptions aligned with FedRAMP and Department of Defense security standards.
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fromFast Company
1 week ago

Meta's AI system, Llama, has been approved for use by U.S. federal agencies

Federal agencies can use Meta's Llama AI after the GSA adds it to approved tools, enabling experiments under government security and legal standards.
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

US companies are using AI to help offset increased tariff costs

A central policy of President Donald Trump's second administration has been sweeping tariffs on imports from more than 90 countries, leading to uncertainty that has hung over global supply chains throughout 2025. The disruption has only recently subsided as the US has secured deals with major trading partners like the European Union, South Korea, and Japan, all striking deals that settled on a 15% tariff rate. Tariffs are still far higher in places like India and Brazil, both of which the Trump administration stamped with a 50% tariff rate this summer.
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fromNextgov.com
3 weeks ago

Federal deputy CIO leaving government for private sector role

Deputy Federal CIO Drew Myklegard will leave the federal government this month for a private-sector role after overseeing IT modernization and a $120 billion budget.
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fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Former top US government tech advisor says getting OpenAI's $1 deals to work could come at a high cost

AI deals priced at $1 can incur significant additional costs for training, compute, inference, and deployment that substantially raise total government expenditure.
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fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Advocacy groups ask OMB to axe Grok AI procurement

Consumer advocacy groups urge the OMB to ban federal use of Grok due to ideological bias, unreliable outputs, operational inconsistencies, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Protest hits GSA's $1-a-year agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic

The General Services Administration has reaped a lot of attention from the enterprise agreements they have signed with artificial intelligence providers like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. GSA's arrangements with OpenAI and Anthropic set a price of $1-a-year per agency for access to their flagship AI products. The pact with Google announced today (Thursday) sets the price at 47 cents for a year for access to Gemini. Each of these agreements are part of OneGov, GSA's initiative for centralized software buys.
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fromMedium
1 month ago

Anthropic Offers Claude AI to U.S. Government for $1 in Push for Federal Partnerships

Anthropic will provide Claude Enterprise and Claude for Government access to all three U.S. government branches for $1 per agency for one year.
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fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

GSA, Google reach agreement on Gemini availability and pricing

GSA and Google agreed to provide Gemini for Government to federal agencies via OneGov, offering AI and cloud services at $0.47 per agency.
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