The White House launched America.gov on September 29, 2026: one chat box meant to replace the search across thousands of federal websites. The executive order signed the same day puts the goal plainly: “America.gov will enable the Federal Government to do its own paperwork so that the American people may get on with their lives.”
This page is read from the order, the White House fact sheet, GSA’s release, Google’s post and the site itself, with CNBC for what the officials said on the day.
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- America.gov launched on September 29, 2026 as a single AI chat box for federal information, built by the White House National Design Studio and GSA. It went live around 10 a.m. ET, per CNBC.
- Google confirmed its Gemini model powers the site; U.S. Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia told CNBC that Grok does too. Neither has said how the two models split the work.
- Today it only answers questions. The White House fact sheet says passport renewal and Medicare enrollment come later this year; the site itself says forms and progress tracking arrive in 2027.
- The site says every answer comes from federal, state and local websites, no account is needed, and a conversation disappears when you leave.
- An executive order signed the same day makes agencies connect online services used by more than 100,000 people a year, excluding IRS tax filing, the Department of War and the intelligence community, and keeps phone, mail and in-person options.
- No contract value or cost appears in the order, the fact sheet or GSA’s release.
§ 01What launched
| Item | What the record says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | Live around 10 a.m. ET, September 29, 2026 | CNBC |
| What it does today | Answers questions in a chat box, no account needed | America.gov, fact sheet |
| Coverage | About 29,000 government websites | America.gov, GSA |
| Models | Gemini (confirmed by Google); Grok (per Joe Gebbia) | Google, CNBC |
| Built and run by | National Design Studio with GSA’s Technology Transformation Services | GSA |
| Sign-in | Login.gov, to be integrated | Executive order |
| Transactions | Passport renewal and Medicare enrollment later this year per the fact sheet; forms and tracking in 2027 per the site | Fact sheet, America.gov |
| Cost | Not published | Order, fact sheet, GSA |
The fact sheet describes the launch version in one line: “Right now, Americans can ask any question on America.gov and get an up-to-date answer.” GSA says the site “combines information from more than 29,000 government websites” and will be housed in its Technology Transformation Services.
§ 02Launch day, in UTC
Times come from each page’s own published timestamp; the go-live time is CNBC’s “around 10 a.m. ET”.
§ 03Gemini and Grok: what is confirmed
Google is the only company that has confirmed its part in writing. Jim Kelly, Google Public Sector’s vice president of federal, wrote that Google is a technology partner “leveraging Gemini to help more than 100 million people access critical public resources with greater speed and ease.”
Grok comes from Joe Gebbia, the Airbnb co-founder who runs the National Design Studio. “We have great partners behind the scenes,” he told CNBC’s Squawk Box, naming both models, and described the site as scanning “across all those tens of thousands of websites” for each question. CNBC noted that xAI did not respond to its request for comment and that Gebbia sits on Tesla’s board.
What nobody has published: whether each question goes to both models, which model does what, or which versions run. We are not guessing at it.
§ 04What the executive order requires
- Covered services. Public-facing federal services used by more than 100,000 people in a 12-month period that can be done online. IRS tax filing, the Department of War and the intelligence community are excluded, and OMB can add or remove services.
- A deadline for guidance. OMB issues an implementation memo to agencies within 90 days. Agencies identify their covered services, connect them to America.gov and move sign-in to Login.gov.
- Records stay with agencies. The order says unified access must not “create a centralized Federal system of records” about the public.
- Other channels stay open. In-person, phone, mail and agency websites remain, so that America.gov “provides a better option but does not become the only option.”
A second order signed the same day tells the executive branch to replace the term artificial intelligence with Super Intelligence in its documents, which is why the America.gov order speaks of super intelligence throughout.
§ 05Privacy and accuracy
The homepage makes three promises: answers come only from official sources (“exclusively sourced from federal, state, and local websites”), there are no ads, and “your conversation disappears when you leave.” The full privacy page sat behind a bot check when we tried to read it, so this page quotes the homepage and the order only.
Accuracy is the open question. TechCrunch put it simply: “Large language models are not infallible and remain prone to hallucinations.” A wrong answer about benefits, visas or deadlines costs more than a wrong answer about a campsite, and the site will carry more of those questions once transactions arrive.
§ 06What is not established yet
- The model split. Whether Gemini and Grok answer different questions, check each other or run separate features.
- The cost. No contract value appears in the order, the fact sheet or GSA’s release.
- The transaction date. The fact sheet says passport renewal and Medicare enrollment come later this year; the site says forms and tracking come in 2027; Nextgov reported phase two for early 2027.
- The privacy page text. Not read directly; see above.
§ 07Where CellCog sits
We build CellCog, a platform where businesses hire AI employees, and we have no part in America.gov and no government contract. We cover it because it is the largest public test so far of an AI front door that answers only from its owner’s sources, the same job businesses now hand to AI support agents.
§ 08Sources
- The White House, Streamlining Access to Government Services Through America.gov (executive order), September 29, 2026, 14:50 UTC.
- The White House, fact sheet on America.gov, September 29, 2026, 14:45 UTC.
- GSA, GSA Joins the White House’s National Design Studio in Unveiling America.gov, September 29, 2026.
- Google, Google is a technology partner for the launch of America.gov, September 29, 2026, 14:15 UTC.
- CNBC, New AI-powered government website uses Gemini, Grok, Trump official Gebbia says, September 29, 2026.
- Nextgov/FCW, White House launches AI-powered America.gov digital front door, September 29, 2026.
- TechCrunch, Can a chatbot fix the government maze?, September 29, 2026.
- America.gov homepage, read September 30, 2026, 01:05 UTC.
Q1When did America.gov launch?
September 29, 2026. CNBC reported the site went live around 10 a.m. ET, and the executive order was published on whitehouse.gov at 14:50 UTC that day.
Q2Does America.gov use Gemini or Grok?
Both, per the people involved. Google’s Jim Kelly wrote that Google is a technology partner leveraging Gemini, and Joe Gebbia told CNBC that Grok is used too. xAI did not respond to CNBC. How requests are split between the two has not been published.
Q3Can I renew a passport or enroll in Medicare on America.gov?
Not yet. At launch it only answers questions. The fact sheet says those tasks come later this year; the site says forms and tracking come in 2027, and Nextgov reported phase two for early 2027.
Q4Do I need an account, and are my conversations saved?
No account is needed to ask a question. The site says personal information is not collected or stored and the conversation disappears when you leave. The order names Login.gov as the future sign-in service.
Q5Where does CellCog fit?
It does not. We build AI employees for businesses and have no part in America.gov. We cover it because it is the largest public test yet of an AI front door that answers only from official sources.