Research observatory 12 / Public procurement

Government AI Contract Tracker

Reported AI awards, procurement programs, agencies, vendors, and publicly disclosed contract activity.

Archived snapshotv2Aug 27, 2026
Contract records
28

Published source-backed records

Source references
50

50 distinct URLs shown

Tracked dimensions
3

Civil government / Defense / Procurement program

Median importance
67

Editorial importance score

Interactive figureGovernment contracts
CSV JSON
Data status28 verified records across 1 period

Snapshot only. There is not enough history to claim a trend yet.

Verified observationHover or focus any mark for exact valuesLast updated Aug 27, 2026

Version ledger

Frozen public editions

Each edition preserves the records, method, sources, and downloads available at publication time.

  1. v3 / latestAug 27, 202629 records / 51 sources

    +1 records; +1 sources; updated Contract records, Source references. The frozen snapshot contains 29 records.

  2. v2Aug 27, 202628 records / 50 sources

    +1 records; +1 sources; updated Contract records, Source references. The frozen snapshot contains 28 records.

  3. v1Aug 27, 202627 records / 49 sources

    Initial public snapshot with 27 records and 49 cited sources.

Coverage note

The tracker currently captures publicly reported awards in monitored coverage. It does not claim completeness across all procurement systems or undisclosed task orders.

Dataset ID
spd:government-contracts
Stable URL
/research/government-contracts
Version
v2
Coverage
2026-08/2026-08-27
Records
28
Fields
7
Updated

Read the data

The records behind the figure

CSV JSON
Government AI Contract Tracker data records
PublishedRecordDimensionCategoryImportanceSourcesStory URL
2026-08-18Nvidia’s Reported Lancium Deal Would Put Grid Connections at the Center of Its AI BuildoutCivil governmentbusiness353/posts/nvidia-s-ai-infrastructure-bet-reaches-the-grid-not-just-the-data-center
2026-08-19Anthropic Told Investors Its Revenue Run Rate Reached $65 BillionDefensebusiness353/posts/anthropic-told-investors-its-revenue-run-rate-reached-65-billion
2026-08-19Dane County Routes Non-Emergency Calls Through AVA to Protect 911 CapacityDefenseproducts384/posts/dane-county-puts-an-ai-gatekeeper-on-its-non-emergency-line
2026-08-20OpenAI Brings ChatGPT Ads to 31 European Markets, With Buying Still ManagedCivil governmentproducts761/posts/openai-brings-chatgpt-ads-to-31-european-markets
2026-08-20OpenAI’s Mac Activity Log Reaches Europe Before Its Docs Catch UpProcurement programproducts730/posts/chatgpt-s-mac-history-promises-context-but-its-europe-rollout-tells-two-stories
2026-08-21Greater Manchester Is Holding Out Against Palantir’s NHS PlatformCivil governmentpolicy721/posts/greater-manchester-is-holding-out-against-palantir-s-nhs-platform
2026-08-21Grok Reversed a China-Influence Finding After an Audit of Its SourcesCivil governmentmodels650/posts/grok-reversed-its-china-campaign-finding-after-an-audit-exposed-the-citation-chain
2026-08-21Anthropic’s IPO Pitch Faces Two Tests: Compute Growth and Enterprise Data ControlProcurement programbusiness772/posts/anthropic-s-ipo-pitch-faces-two-tests-compute-growth-and-enterprise-data-control
2026-08-22FDA Opens Door to Clinician-Style Tests for Medical AICivil governmentpolicy452/posts/fda-opens-door-to-clinician-style-tests-for-medical-ai
2026-08-22Microsoft and Qcells Want AI Data Centers to Bring Their Own PowerProcurement programbusiness722/posts/microsoft-and-qcells-want-ai-data-centers-to-bring-their-own-power
2026-08-22xAI Sues Photographer It Says Bypassed Grok’s Safety GuardrailsCivil governmentpolicy662/posts/xai-sues-photographer-it-says-bypassed-grok-s-safety-guardrails
2026-08-22Army Wants AI Cyber Agents to Act at Machine Speed—With an Undo ButtonDefensepolicy722/posts/army-wants-ai-cyber-agents-to-act-at-machine-speed-with-an-undo-button
2026-08-22Rockland Police Keep Code Four’s AI Reports, but Editing Still Decides the PayoffCivil governmentproducts682/posts/rockland-police-keep-code-four-s-ai-reports-but-editing-still-decides-the-payoff
2026-08-22SSA Seeks Public Input for an AI Strategy That Includes AgentsCivil governmentpolicy602/posts/ssa-seeks-public-input-for-an-ai-strategy-that-includes-agents
2026-08-22Army Cyber Puts AI Agents on Network Duty but Keeps Risk Decisions HumanDefensepolicy722/posts/army-cyber-puts-ai-agents-on-network-duty-but-keeps-risk-decisions-human
2026-08-22AWS Wants AI Agents to Carry the User’s Permissions, Not Their OwnCivil governmenttools702/posts/aws-wants-ai-agents-to-carry-the-user-s-permissions-not-their-own
2026-08-22DOJ Backs xAI’s Challenge to Minnesota’s Fake-Nude Law, Stops Short of Seeking a Court PauseCivil governmentpolicy643/posts/doj-backs-xai-s-challenge-to-minnesota-s-ai-nudification-ban-but-stops-short-of-seeking-a-block
2026-08-24South Korea Opens 256-B200-GPU Contest for a Domestic Cybersecurity AI ModelCivil governmentpolicy721/posts/south-korea-offers-256-b200-gpus-for-domestic-cybersecurity-ai-with-a-five-month-review
2026-08-24Geneva Rally Presses Hochul on 20-MW New-Project Permit Pause as Vulcan Plans AI ShiftCivil governmentpolicy582/posts/geneva-rally-presses-hochul-on-20-mw-new-project-permit-pause-as-vulcan-plans-ai-shift
2026-08-24AWS Puts OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Terra and Luna in GovCloud, but Not Its FlagshipDefenseproducts780/posts/aws-puts-openai-s-gpt-5-6-terra-and-luna-in-govcloud-but-not-its-flagship
2026-08-24Generalist AI Reports $198.2M Sold in Equity Offering With $10M Still AvailableCivil governmentstartups621/posts/generalist-ai-files-208m-exempt-equity-offering-with-198m-sold-to-32-investors
2026-08-25Trump Backs Data Centers as Paxton Proposes Texas Limits on Grid Costs and Rural SitingCivil governmentpolicy652/posts/trump-backs-data-centers-as-paxton-proposes-texas-limits-on-grid-costs-and-rural-siting
2026-08-26Corti Launches a Governed AI Coding Layer on Denmark’s Gefion SupercomputerProcurement programproducts672/posts/corti-and-dcai-launch-a-european-control-layer-for-enterprise-ai
2026-08-26Lundbeck Scales EVERSANA AI Agency to Four U.S. Commercial FunctionsCivil governmentbusiness602/posts/lundbeck-scales-eversana-ai-agency-across-four-u-s-functions-with-results-undisclosed
2026-08-26Nauta Lands BMW, Bosch, Hitachi and Yamaha Funding for Supply-Chain AI AgentsProcurement programstartups642/posts/nauta-lands-bmw-bosch-hitachi-and-yamaha-funding-for-supply-chain-ai-agents
2026-08-26Florida Proposes AI Policies for 28 Colleges and K-12 Parental Opt-OutsCivil governmentpolicy702/posts/florida-proposes-ai-policies-for-28-colleges-and-k-12-parental-opt-outs
2026-08-26Emerald AI Raises $150M at $1.05B to Make Data Centers Flexible Grid LoadsCivil governmentstartups682/posts/emerald-ai-raises-150m-at-1-05b-to-make-data-centers-flexible-grid-loads
2026-08-27Relay Puts Gemini Voice Dictation in Any Mac Text Field, With Hardware Due in 2027Civil governmentproducts561/posts/relay-puts-gemini-voice-dictation-in-any-mac-text-field-with-hardware-due-in-2027

Measurement technique

How to read this report

  1. 01A record requires an identifiable public-sector buyer, procurement program, or contract action in source-backed coverage.
  2. 02Reported amounts remain in the story record until a dedicated normalized award field is verified.
  3. 03Announcements and awards are not treated as equivalent unless the source explicitly says the contract was awarded.

Sources

Evidence

38 publishers supporting 50 records. Expand a publisher to inspect its cited pages.

cbsnews.comcbsnews.com3 sources / 3 records
CNBCcnbc.com3 sources / 3 records
breakingdefense.combreakingdefense.com2 sources / 2 records
defensescoop.comdefensescoop.com2 sources / 2 records
finance.yahoo.comfinance.yahoo.com2 sources / 2 records
prnewswire.comprnewswire.com2 sources / 2 records
Show 32 more publishers
siliconangle.comsiliconangle.com2 sources / 2 records
spectrumnews1.comspectrumnews1.com2 sources / 2 records
TechCrunchtechcrunch.com2 sources / 2 records
WIREDwired.com2 sources / 2 records
app.dealroom.coapp.dealroom.co1 source / 1 record
ascopost.comascopost.com1 source / 1 record
bangordailynews.combangordailynews.com1 source / 1 record
biospace.combiospace.com1 source / 1 record
biz.heraldcorp.combiz.heraldcorp.com1 source / 1 record
democratandchronicle.comdemocratandchronicle.com1 source / 1 record
esgtoday.comesgtoday.com1 source / 1 record
fedscoop.comfedscoop.com1 source / 1 record
fltimes.comfltimes.com1 source / 1 record
gizmodo.comgizmodo.com1 source / 1 record
globenewswire.comglobenewswire.com1 source / 1 record
hanwha.comhanwha.com1 source / 1 record
helpnetsecurity.comhelpnetsecurity.com1 source / 1 record
katv.comkatv.com1 source / 1 record
meritalk.commeritalk.com1 source / 1 record
mk.co.krmk.co.kr1 source / 1 record
nwaonline.comnwaonline.com1 source / 1 record
openai.comopenai.com1 source / 1 record
pymnts.compymnts.com1 source / 1 record
sec.govsec.gov1 source / 1 record
tallahassee.comtallahassee.com1 source / 1 record
techupdate24.comtechupdate24.com1 source / 1 record
theguardian.comtheguardian.com1 source / 1 record
themainemonitor.orgthemainemonitor.org1 source / 1 record
virginiabusiness.comvirginiabusiness.com1 source / 1 record
wmtv15news.comwmtv15news.com1 source / 1 record
wsaw.comwsaw.com1 source / 1 record
wsj.comwsj.com1 source / 1 record
Next report / 13AI Litigation and Copyright Docket All research reports