Elon Musk’s xAI Secures $200 Million Federal Contract Under Trump Admin Despite Growing Tensions – EVOL

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, announced Monday that it has entered into a $200 million partnership with the Trump administration. 

The agreement will provide federal agencies, including the Department of Defense (DoD), access to xAI’s AI tools, notably the Grok chatbot.

xAI made the announcement via its official X account, stating the launch of “Grok for Government,” a product suite designed to deliver the company’s advanced AI models to government customers. 

The contract with the DoD is part of this initiative, and xAI confirmed its products are now listed on the General Services Administration (GSA) schedule.

“This means every federal department, agency, and office can now purchase xAI technology,” the company said in its post. 

xAI also highlighted ongoing recruitment efforts, inviting engineers to join its team.

This federal contract is one of several awarded to AI firms recently. 

xAI was among four companies granted deals of similar value under a Pentagon program, according to The Hill. 

Other recipients include Anthropic, Google and OpenAI. 

These contracts are overseen by the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.

Doug Matty, the Pentagon’s chief digital and AI officer, emphasized the importance of adopting artificial intelligence. 

“AI is transforming the

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