How public agencies buy and use AI, from benefits processing to policing, and how those systems are overseen.
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When public agencies use AI to decide benefits, prioritize inspections, or answer the public, the key questions are what the system decides, who checks it, and how people can challenge it.
Evidence: 2 sources · 2 official records
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Google announced Gemini for government services in preview, including document and procurement tasks; availability and suitability still depend on the feature and agency.
Evidence: 2 sources · 1 official record · 1 independent report · 2 open questions
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Japan’s Digital Agency plans agent tools for a programme covering about 180,000 government staff; that is an eligible population, not a verified active-user count.
Evidence: 2 sources · 1 official record · 1 independent report · 2 open questions
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A Homeland Security order published on 20 October bars DeepSeek from civilian federal purchasing and requires agencies to remove its products, though the notice does not define which third-party tools count.
Evidence: 4 sources · 1 official record · 3 independent reports · 3 open questions
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A General Services Administration clause covering federal purchases of large language model tools took effect on 19 October; it is a class deviation, so it applies as policy before formal rulemaking and public comment.
Evidence: 4 sources · 1 official record · 3 independent reports · 3 open questions
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An executive order signed on 29 September makes America.gov the front door for federal services, with a chatbot reported to run on Google's Gemini and xAI's Grok; for now it answers questions and links out, and transactions are planned for 2027.
Evidence: 4 sources · 1 official record · 3 independent reports · 3 open questions
