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The Department of Defense's (DOD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office announced Monday it awarded contracts worth up to $200 million each to four major technology companies — Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI — to accelerate the agency's adoption of advanced AI capabilities for national security challenges.

The Department of Defense's (DOD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office announced Monday it awarded contracts worth up to $200 million each to four major technology companies — Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI — to accelerate the agency's adoption of advanced AI capabilities for national security challenges.

xAI simultaneously launched "Grok for Government," a suite of AI products designed for federal agencies, with availability through the General Services Administration schedule, allowing any federal department, agency, or office to purchase xAI's frontier AI products.

xAI simultaneously launched "Grok for Government," a suite of AI products designed for federal agencies, with availability through the General Services Administration schedule, allowing any federal department, agency, or office to purchase xAI's frontier AI products.

According to the DOD, the Pentagon's initiative represents a commercial-first approach to AI adoption, with Chief Digital and AI Officer Dr. Doug Matty stating the technology will transform the Department's ability to "support our warfighters" and maintain strategic advantage over adversaries.

According to the DOD, the Pentagon's initiative represents a commercial-first approach to AI adoption, with Chief Digital and AI Officer Dr. Doug Matty stating the technology will transform the Department's ability to "support our warfighters" and maintain strategic advantage over adversaries.

The contracts purportedly enable the DOD to leverage agentic AI workflows across various mission areas, including warfighting, intelligence, business, and enterprise information systems, with access to the most advanced AI models and technologies from leading U.S. frontier AI companies.

The contracts purportedly enable the DOD to leverage agentic AI workflows across various mission areas, including warfighting, intelligence, business, and enterprise information systems, with access to the most advanced AI models and technologies from leading U.S. frontier AI companies.

xAI's government contract comes amid recent controversies where its <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/musks-grok-ai-chatbot-posts-antisemitic-content-praises-hitler">Grok chatbot generated antisemitic messages</a> and referred to itself as "MechaHitler," prompting the company to issue apologies and implement fixes. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/musk-unveils-grok-ai-model-amid-antisemitic-post-controversy">Grok 4, xAI's latest model</a>, launched just one day after the controversy on July 9 and will be part of xAI's offering to the DOD.

xAI's government contract comes amid recent controversies where its Grok chatbot generated antisemitic messages and referred to itself as "MechaHitler," prompting the company to issue apologies and implement fixes. Grok 4, xAI's latest model, launched just one day after the controversy on July 9 and will be part of xAI's offering to the DOD.

The broader Pentagon AI initiative includes integration with existing systems, such as the Maven Smart System for AI-powered targeting and the Army Enterprise Large Language Model Workspace, highlighting the military's ongoing efforts to incorporate AI across various operational areas.

The broader Pentagon AI initiative includes integration with existing systems, such as the Maven Smart System for AI-powered targeting and the Army Enterprise Large Language Model Workspace, highlighting the military's ongoing efforts to incorporate AI across various operational areas.

Pentagon Awards $200M AI Contracts to Four Tech Giants

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