Department of War launches GenAI.mil with Google's Gemini for Government
The Chief Digital and AI Office launched GenAI.mil, a department-wide generative AI platform meant for about 3 million military and civilian personnel, with Google's Gemini for Government as the first model. It is authorised at Impact Level 5 for controlled unclassified data; Google says department data is not used to train its public models.
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Frontier chat models became a standard desk tool across the US military, creating a large captive market for model vendors and a test of IL5-level security for commercial AI.
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- DevelopmentHegseth orders an 'AI-first' military and 'any lawful use' terms for AI contracts12 Jan 2026 · Policy · USSame programme: GenAI.mil is one of the seven pace-setting projects
- DevelopmentPentagon AI office awards Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI up to $200m each14 Jul 2025 · Procurement · USFollows from: Deploys a model from one of the July 2025 frontier awardees
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Earlier developments on the same thread
- DevelopmentHHS publishes department-wide AI strategy built on a 'OneHHS' platform4 Dec 2025 · Policy · US
- DevelopmentTrump executive order launches Genesis Mission for AI-driven science at DOE24 Nov 2025 · Policy · US
- DevelopmentOpenAI, Anthropic and Google offer frontier AI to US agencies for about $1 via GSA6 Aug 2025 · Procurement · US
- DevelopmentUS Army folds 75 Palantir contracts into one deal worth up to $10bn31 Jul 2025 · Procurement · US
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- DevelopmentPentagon labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk after it refuses to drop two limits27 Feb 2026 · Enforcement or ruling · US
- DevelopmentOpenAI agrees to deploy its models on Department of War classified networks28 Feb 2026 · Deal · US
- DevelopmentAppeals court upholds Pentagon's supply-chain-risk label on Anthropic25 Sep 2026 · Enforcement or ruling · US
- DevelopmentHegseth launches Project Meridian with Musk, Luckey and Gingrich to plan future war30 Sep 2026 · Programme · US
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What other countries and bodies did on this
- DevelopmentNATO buys Palantir's Maven Smart System for its operational headquarters14 Apr 2025 · Procurement · INTL
- DevelopmentUK Strategic Defence Review bets on AI, autonomy and a 'digital targeting web'2 Jun 2025 · Policy · GB
- DevelopmentEU White Paper on defence lists AI and drones among priority capability gaps19 Mar 2025 · Policy · EU
- DevelopmentCSET study of PLA tenders maps China's military AI shopping list17 Feb 2026 · Research · CN
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- RuleAI Action PlanUS · In force · 23 Jul 2025
- RuleEO 14434 ('Super Intelligence' terminology)US · In force · 29 Sep 2026
- RuleOMB M-25-21US · In force · 3 Apr 2025
- RuleOMB M-25-22US · In force · 3 Apr 2025
- RuleOMB M-26-04 ('Woke AI' procurement rules)US · In force · 11 Dec 2025
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