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Edward Forst

General Services Administrator Edward Forst speaks with IBM Vice Chairman Gary Cohn at the IBM Think Gov 2026 event held at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. on June 9, 2026. (Photo by K. Sophie Will)

GSA playing catch-up with industry on AI and tech, agency head says

Edward Forst and other agency officials said the government is behind the curve on technology, and asked for private-sector engagement to improve.
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 15: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to speak at an artificial intelligence and energy summit. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump administration withdraws U.S. from global open government initiative

The General Services Administration cited the organization’s support for “LGBTQ+ advocacy, feminism, and climate alarmism” among its reasons the nation dropped its membership.
Edward Forst, nominee for GSA administrator, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Screenshot)

GSA nominee open to reviewing Grok AI selection process

Edward Forst told Sen. Gary Peters that if confirmed, he’d meet with the GSA team behind the tool’s procurement and would “rectify” issues “if there was incompleteness…
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