The United States government has formally approved OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude for federal agency use.
The announcement came from the General Services Administration (GSA) on Tuesday, confirming that the three AI platforms have been added to the government’s Multiple Award Schedule.
This change removes the need for agencies to negotiate individual contracts, enabling faster integration of AI into tasks ranging from grant review and tax fraud detection to public comment analysis.
The decision is part of an AI Action Plan unveiled on 23 July, outlining 90 measures intended to strengthen U.S. drive in artificial intelligence. The plan focuses on deregulation, rapid infrastructure expansion, and aggressive AI exports to allied nations.
It also includes fast-tracked approvals for data centre construction, expanded energy access, and the promotion of an “American AI Technology Stack”, encompassing chips, models, and industry standards.
“This is a fight that will define the 21st century,” President Donald Trump declared, framing the initiative as both a technological and geopolitical contest with China.
The new American AI Exports Programme, jointly managed by the Commerce and State Departments, will coordinate full-stack AI deployments abroad, a move that stands in contrast to the Biden administration’s more guarded approach.
Under President Joe Biden, export restrictions on high-end AI chips and stringent safeguards on federal AI use were introduced, including measures against misinformation, consumer risks, and discriminatory impacts. Those requirements have now been rolled back.
Instead, the GSA says federal agencies will focus on AI tools “that prioritise truthfulness, accuracy, transparency, and freedom from ideological bias.” The Trump administration has also issued an executive order titled Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government, directing agencies to avoid models deemed politically biased.
The change represents a complete reorientation of how the U.S. government intends to build, deploy, and export AI. For technology companies, it opens the door to lucrative federal contracts.
For federal agencies, it changes the scope and speed of AI adoption, for international partners, it points to Washington being prepared to use its AI capabilities as a diplomatic and strategic tool.
