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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xAI strikes GSA deal for Grok after weeks of speculation
The GSA’s AI safety team determined Grok 4 met its guidelines after testing, an agency official said.
Elizabeth Warren calls on Pete Hegseth to defend Pentagon’s deal with xAI; a new CIO for Secret Service
The Department of Homeland Security component’s new CIO has been focused on AI and emerging tech.
Consumer complaints to FTC on AI tools: Deceptive practices, poor service, sexual content
A database run by the agency and used by law enforcement now includes about 200 AI complaints, per documents obtained by FedScoop.
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.
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.
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GSA is planning to bring its chatbot to the rest of government
Zach Whitman, the agency’s CAIO and CDO, detailed the vision for GSAi across government and weighed in on whether Grok could be used by federal workers.
Democrats demand answers on Grok’s use in government; Starlink outage impacted Starshield services for military users
A letter to GSA seeks information surrounding the xAI tool following FedScoop reporting that revealed the agency’s testing of the platform.
House Oversight Democrats demand answers on Grok’s use in government
A letter to GSA seeks information surrounding the xAI tool following FedScoop reporting that revealed the agency’s testing of the platform.
GSA’s plans to test the controversial AI tool Grok; Why IRS’s data-sharing deal with ICE could lead to ‘dangerous’ mistakes
An amicus brief from the Electronic Frontier Foundation asks an appeals court to consider Watergate-era privacy protections and the pitfalls of bulk data disclosures in immigration enforcement.