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GSA, Perplexity ink first direct-to-government OneGov deal

Under a new agreement, federal agencies can access Perplexity Enterprise Pro for Government through a direct contract on the General Services Administration’s Multiple-Award Schedule.

GSA will be ‘multiplier for efficiency and modernization,’ nominee for administrator says

Edward Forst, President Trump’s nominee to lead the General Services Administration, testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Thursday.

Tech under OneGov remains ‘fully available’ during shutdown — but agencies may lack funds and personnel to access it

Some of the advanced software tools made available to federal agencies as part of the OneGov initiative are available for a limited time with impending expirations.

GSA inks OneGov deal with Grok AI

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok AI, will be available to agencies for $0.42 as part of the OneGov procurement program.

Meta offers agencies access to its open source AI models through OneGov deal

The agreement will allow government customers to use Meta’s Llama models, which are already publicly available, with the assurance that they meet federal requirements.

GSA’s OneGov strategy won’t be a one-hit wonder, officials say

The agency’s plans for OneGov are “constantly evolving,” officials say, but the agency aims to create lasting partnerships with industry.

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Stephen Ehikian says GSA is primed for a ‘build back’ phase after his departure

The former acting head of GSA is now working at enterprise AI company C3 AI, which sees growing opportunity for federal, state and local business.

Treasury, GSA partner to reward feds who ID wasteful contract spending

Parts of the program could eventually expand beyond the Treasury Department.

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GSA launches FAS Office of Centralized Acquisition Services

The office will be headed by longtime GSA executive Tom Meiron.

Perplexity announces new government-focused services

The AI company said its new “Perplexity for Government” initiative will automatically identify federal networks to provide tailored search and security services.

GSA deputy Stephen Ehikian to depart post

Ehikian — who, until recently, served as GSA’s acting administrator — is the latest day one Trump appointee to leave the government.

ServiceNow, GSA strike OneGov deal to drive government AI adoption

Government customers can access discounts of up to 70% off select ServiceNow products through the deal.

Microsoft offers major discounts to government customers in latest ‘OneGov’ deal

The discounts could be worth as much as $3.1 billion in year one, according to the General Services Administration.

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Meet the Trump appointee apparently maintaining 'unheard of' ties to Tesla

Thomas Shedd, who heads the Technology Transformation Services at the General Services Administration, reported on his public financial disclosures that he is “on a leave of absence” from Tesla in a rare arrangement, according to experts.

GSA launches pilot to streamline FedRAMP for AI products

The FedRAMP 20x initiative will automate some approvals for what the General Services Administration is calling "conversational AI" if certain security conditions are met.

Login.gov to add passports as identity proofing option

Trump appointees have called the in-house service a priority for anti-fraud efforts.

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.