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OpenAI Lands $200 Million Pentagon Pilot Contract for Frontier AI
- On Monday, OpenAI secured a $200 million contract from the U.S. Defense Department to create advanced AI prototypes aimed at addressing national security issues.
- This contract follows an April White House guidance promoting a competitive AI marketplace while exempting defense and national security systems from restrictions.
- OpenAI will develop AI tools addressing both warfighting and enterprise domains, primarily working near Washington, with completion expected by July 2026.
- OpenAI's annualized revenue has recently climbed to $10 billion thanks to widespread AI adoption, and by the end of March, the company reported having 500 million users engaging on a weekly basis.
- This agreement enables OpenAI to develop initial applications of advanced AI to enhance the Department of Defense’s administrative capabilities and supports its broader government-focused program.
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Pentagon tapping OpenAI, other vendors for ‘frontier AI’ projects
A day after the Defense Department announced a new deal with OpenAI, an official with the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and AI Office said announcements about additional partnerships with companies for “frontier AI” projects are on the horizon. In its daily list of new contract awards, the department announced Monday evening that the CDAO had awarded a $200 million prototype other transaction agreement to OpenAI Public Sector to “develop prototype fr…
Defense Department Awards OpenAI With $200 Million Contract * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
The Department of Defense has awarded OpenAI a $200 million contract to provide the U.S. government with artificial intelligence tools. “Under this award, the performer will develop prototype frontier AI capabilities to address critical national security challenges in both warfighting and enterprise domains,” the Defense Department stated. OpenAI awarded $200 million US defense contract https://t.co/y7yFexXmIp — The Verge (@verge) June 17, 2025…
CDAO awards OpenAI $200M for AI-enabled workflow prototype
The Defense Department's Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office announced yesterday that it will award OpenAI $200 million to develop AI-enabled systems designed to perform complex tasks while maintaining human oversight and control. The other transaction agreement (OTA) with OpenAI is the first of several partnerships between the Pentagon office and cutting-edge AI companies to come, a CDAO official told Inside Defense today. “[I]n the c…
OpenAI Lands Government Contract, Reportedly Might Want Divorce From Microsoft
The tech world drama of the week comes via a new report about growing tensions in the relationship between OpenAI and its major backer Microsoft, and today we learn that OpenAI has just landed a $200 million government contract.OpenAI's contract is with the US Department of Defense, and the work — which doesn't seem too well defined — would be complete by July 2026, as Reuters is reporting.In text pertaining to the contract, the Pentagon said, "…
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