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Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI granted up to $200 million for AI
work from Defense Department

Published Mon, Jul 14 20251:35 PM EDTUpdated 3 Hours Ago
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Key Points

  * The U.S. Department of Defense on Monday said it's granting
    contract awards of up to $200 million to several AI companies.
  * The DoD's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said
    the awards will help the agency accelerate its adoption of AI
    solutions.
  * The recipients of the contract awards include Anthropic, Google,
    OpenAI and xAI.

A view of the Pentagon on December 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Home
to the US Defense Department, the Pentagon is one of the world's
largest office buildings.
Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Defense on Monday said it's granting contract
awards of up to $200 million for artificial intelligence development
at Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI.

The DoD's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said the
awards will help the agency accelerate its adoption of "advanced AI
capabilities to address critical national security challenges." The
companies will work to develop AI agents across several mission areas
at the agency.

"The adoption of AI is transforming the Department's ability to
support our warfighters and maintain strategic advantage over our
adversaries," Doug Matty, the DoD's chief digital and AI officer,
said in a release.

Elon Musk's xAI also announced Grok for Government on Monday, which
is a suite of products that make the company's models available to
U.S. government customers. The products are available through the
General Services Administration (GSA) schedule, which allows federal
government departments, agencies, or offices to purchase them,
according to a post on X.

Musk's AI startup has launched a new version of Grok and Grok for
Government services after the chatbot generated and spread
anti-semitic posts and other offensive content, sparking a backlash.

OpenAI was previously awarded a year-long $200 million contract from
the DoD in 2024, shortly after it said it would collaborate with
defense technology startup Anduril to deploy advanced AI systems for
"national security missions."

In June, the company launched OpenAI for Government for U.S. federal,
state, and local government workers.

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