Meta's Llama System Gets Greenlit For US Government Use In Big AI Push

The U.S. government has approved Meta’s Llama artificial intelligence system for use by its agencies. Thanks to a partnership with the General Services Administration (GSA), Meta joins the likes of Google, AWS, Microsoft, OpenAI, and more in accelerating the adoption of AI across federal departments.

The approval, a key component of the Trump administration's broader initiative to integrate commercial AI tools, adds Meta’s Llama models to the GSA’s list of approved technologies under the OneGov program. The purpose of this initiative is to streamline government procurement by providing a centralized list of vetted, secure, and legally-compliant tools, thus eliminating duplicate work between agencies.

According to a press release by Meta, the collaboration will not just make the open-source and free Llama models more accessible to federal agencies, but because of Llama's open-source nature, government departments can maintain full control over their data. Llama's ...