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.

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

The GSA is leveraging the State Department's “privacy-preserving” API for passport records to compare passport photos submitted to Login.gov.

Zach Whitman, the agency’s CAIO and CDO, acknowledged there are “drawbacks” to a shared service like USAi, but emphasized it is intended for agencies’ general use cases.

GSA’s acting administrator said FedRAMP’s overhaul is “setting a new standard for federal IT modernization.”

While past administrations have tried to reform the FAR, Josh Gruenbaum believes “this time is different” with the use of AI.

GSA officials emphasized the contract aligns with the Trump administration’s new focus on preventing “ideological bias” in AI models.

The nomination marks the latest sign of change for the GSA, which was a stronghold for DOGE-aligned staffers earlier this year.

Stephen Ehikian, who has served in the role on an interim basis since January, will remain at the agency as deputy administrator.