CDAO is also providing access to all four companies’ genAI models for general purpose use in multiple defense departments, including the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and will provide wider access via embedded AI models within Department of Defense (DoD) enterprise data and AI platforms. It is also partnering with General Services Administration (GSA) to bring AI technologies to the US government as a whole, while aiming to control the costs of AI production and required computing resources through combined buying power.
“The adoption of AI is transforming the Department’s ability to support our warfighters and maintain strategic advantage over our adversaries,” Chief Digital and AI Officer Doug Matty said in a statement. “Leveraging commercially available solutions into an integrated capabilities approach will accelerate the use of advanced AI as part of our Joint mission essential tasks in our warfighting domain as well as intelligence, business, and enterprise information systems.”
In a separate announcement, xAI today unveiled Grok for Government, a suite of products for US federal, state, local, and national security customers. In addition to what’s in the company’s commercial offerings, it includes custom models, additional support, custom AI-powered applications, and soon, models in classified and other restricted environments.
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