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GSA moves forward on streamlining procurement with new office

The Office of Centralized Acquisition Services will leverage “one federal wallet,” GSA says.

6 days ago By Miranda Nazzaro

Jonathan Alboum speaks at Verizon’s Government of the Future Summit in February. (FedScoop)

ServiceNow hopes to be ‘connective tissue’ across govtech through GSA deal

The tech company will offer its AI workflow platform to the government at a steep discount.

Sep 3, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro

A view of the Microsoft corporate logo in front of the Microsoft Office building on 41st St. and 8th Ave. on July 19, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images)

Microsoft to offer Copilot for free to some government customers

The tech giant is also committing $20 million to help agencies implement its products and host “cost-optimization workshops.”

Sep 2, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is silhouetted as a pre-recorded interview with Elon Musk is played during the Microsoft Build 2025 conference in Seattle on May 19, 2025. Nadella announced that Grok AI, by Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI, will be available on Microsoft’s Foundry Models. (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

Advocacy groups urge OMB to bar Grok from federal government

More than two dozen advocacy groups point to the Trump administration’s fight against “ideological bias” in AI models as a reason to block the xAI chatbot.

Aug 28, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro

Google’s ‘Gemini for Government’ offers AI platform to federal agencies for 47 cents

The OneGov deal gives Google a pricing edge over competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic, which offer their models for $1 per federal agency.

Aug 21, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro Rebecca Heilweil

Elon Musk joins President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Grok for Government appears stalled for now, but GSA says current AI listings aren’t final

The xAI chatbot appears left behind in new GSA AI deals, but the agency says all companies are under consideration.

Aug 15, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

GSA to unveil USAi, a new tool for federal agencies to experiment with AI models

Models from four major AI firms will be available for immediate testing upon launch. Notably, Elon Musk’s xAI Grok chatbot will not be one of these four.

Aug 14, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro

The government wants to fast-track security reviews for AI companies

The General Services Administration is considering prioritizing the review of technologies like ChatGPT and Claude.

Aug 13, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

GSA building — The General Services Administration headquarters in April 2012. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

GSA inks deal with Box for discounted AI products

The partnership with Box is the latest in a string of OneGov collaborations announced by the GSA in recent weeks.

Aug 13, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro

Close-up of phone screen displaying icon for Anthropic Claude app, a Large Language Model (LLM) powered generative artificial intelligence chatbot. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Anthropic offers Claude AI to federal agencies for $1

The company said it is “removing barriers to government AI adoption” through the OneGov deal with the GSA.

Aug 12, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro