Meta's Llama Gets Green Light To Manage US Government Data

Josh Gruenbaum, head of GSA procurement (photo: x @ExecutiveGov)

JAKARTA - United States government agencies will be able to use Meta Platforms' artificial intelligence (AI) system. This was said by a senior administration official, along with the Trump administration's push to integrate commercial AI tools into government operations.

The Public Service Administration (GSA), which is tasked with tackling government procurement, will add Llama to the list of approved AI tools for federal agencies. This was said by Josh Gruenbaum, the head of GSA procurement, in an interview before the announcement of this initiative.

After that, government agencies can experiment with Llama, a free tool, with assurances from GSA that the tool meets government security and legal standards.

Llama is a large language model that is able to process data, including text, video, images, and audio.

GSA has also approved AI tools from Meta competitors in recent months, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI. The companies agreed to sell their paid products at large discounts and meet government safety requirements, GSA said.

"It's not about looking for a face," Gruenbaum said when asked if tech executives were giving a discount to the government for President Donald Trump's approval. "It's about acknowledging how we all join hands and making this country the best country possible."

Federal agencies will be able to use this tool to speed up contract reviews or more quickly address information technology disruptions, among other tasks.