Companies

Salesforce launches agentic AI tool for government users

The company designed the tool to help autonomously augment government operations, from citizen services to compliance functions.

Opinion

Original Intelligence: the consulting industry’s last and best advantage

As Y Combinator targets consulting for disruption, success will belong to firms that offer what no AI can: the unexpected, unpatterned, and uncopiable.

Contracts

GSA introduces USAi.Gov to streamline AI adoption across government

The new platform will be available to all agencies beginning Thursday, allowing government users to explore, experiment with and adopt a variety of AI tools.

Contracts

OpenAI to give federal agencies ChatGPT access at $1 per year

The General Services Administration signs this new OneGov pact to help agencies adopt advanced artificial intelligence tools as part of the Trump administration’s push for AI leadership.

Contracts

Army seeks AI solutions to manage complex airspace operations

A new request for information calls for both immediate "fight tonight" capabilities and long-term machine learning tools to ease the burden on commanders.

Contracts

GSA adds global AI providers to the schedule

ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are now available to agencies through a single source for buying artificial intelligence capabilities.

Companies

Palo Alto seeks identity security growth in $25B CyberArk acquisition

Palo Alto sees the increasing use of artificial intelligence as driving demand for cybersecurity platforms that span network and identity security.

Contracts

Pentagon halts $15B Advana recompete draft solicitation

DOD was previously looking to bring in new vendors to support its Advana data-analytics platform through a potential 10-year, $15 billion Advancing Artificial Intelligence Multiple Award Contract.

Contracts

Trump signs 3 executive orders to advance AI

The orders mirror tenets outlined in the administration’s National AI Action Plan released earlier Wednesday.

Contracts

Pentagon awards multiple companies $200M contracts for AI tools

Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI will compete for task orders under a new DOD vehicle focused on national security challenges.

Companies

Anthropic’s Claude for Enterprise expands deployment at Lawrence Livermore

Lawrence Livermore National Lab will be able to use Claude to wrangle large datasets, generate scientific hypotheses and more. 

Companies

Maxar launching AI-powered ‘predictive intelligence’ to spot crises before they happen

New software for fusing satellite data from multiple constellations could spot big events before they pop off.

Companies

Industry calls for more research funding, public-private partnerships in the National AI Strategy

AI heavy hitters cited robust research funding, participation in standards development, and public, private and academia collaboration in comments sent to policymakers.

Contracts

Democrats raise alarm over AI-driven contract cuts at VA

Connecticut Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the ranking member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, said DOGE’s use of an AI tool resulted in the “wholesale slashing” of VA contracts.

Companies

AWS GovCloud gets high-level security approvals for Anthropic and Meta AI models

Select versions of the Claude and Llama foundation models will be available for public sector customers via the AWS GovCloud.

Companies

Anthropic introduces new Claude Gov models with national security focus

The company's custom AI models are now available for classified environments in government.

Companies

Salesforce’s AI agents receive FedRAMP high authorization

Salesforce said that its Agentforce platform “has built-in trust standards and a unified approach.”

Companies

Leidos bets on offensive cyber with $300M Kudu acquisition

The purchase seeks to fulfill growing demand for converged cyber-electronic warfare solutions.

Companies

Vibrint expands defense tech capabilities with Ampsight buy

The acquirer is looking to strengthen its artificial intelligence, cloud and cyber offerings for national security and geospatial intelligence customers.

Companies

US dominance in AI needs to occur at every component layer, tech leaders say

Experts testifying in the Senate on Thursday noted how the entire artificial intelligence technology stack needs to be U.S.-led for global dominance in the field.