President Donald Trump unveil America.gov at 10 a.m. ET Tuesday, introducing an AI-powered portal the administration says will give Americans a centralized way to navigate federal information, programs and services.
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President Donald Trump introduced a new artificial intelligence-powered federal services portal Tuesday morning as his administration moves to consolidate access to government information that is currently distributed across numerous agency websites.
The new platform, America.gov, was unveiled at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 29, during an event at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington. As of shortly before the scheduled launch time Tuesday morning, the event had not yet begun, so the unveiling was still forthcoming rather than completed.
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Trump appeared with Vice President JD Vance, administration officials and technology industry executives for an event focused on the administration’s efforts to expand the federal government’s use of artificial intelligence and redesign the way Americans interact with government services.
The administration describes America.gov as an effort to replace the fragmented experience of searching individual federal agency websites with a centralized starting point capable of helping users locate the information or government resource they need.
A White House official described the platform as “a new front door for the federal government that will provide a one-stop shop for Americans looking for information and resources from the federal government that are currently spread over a maze of various agency websites.”
Fox News reported that the all-day program will feature Trump and Vance along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and Joe Gebbia, the Airbnb co-founder who heads the National Design Studio and serves as U.S. chief design officer. Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman were also expected to participate.
The launch places the emphasis not simply on adding AI technology to government operations but on using it as a public-facing navigation tool.
Gebbia said the broader objective is to change how people experience routine interactions with federal agencies.
“Next week is really about the golden age of America, and really getting to showcase how it’s not just a statement, it’s actually being built,” Gebbia told Fox News Digital.
“What we’re really excited about is that one of the things that we’ve been building is the golden age of the citizen experience.”
Gebbia described Tuesday’s rollout as a “new chapter of usability for the country,” with America.gov designed around a straightforward question: “How do you make it easy to just access government?”
Federal websites have historically been organized by individual departments and agencies, meaning Americans seeking assistance may have to determine which part of government administers a program before they can find the appropriate information.
America.gov is intended to provide a common point of entry instead.
“You can imagine all the things that people try to get done or want to get done in the federal government, [and] just having a brand-new way to access and actually get to the things that people are trying to get to in the federal government,” Gebbia said.
The administration has characterized the project as part of a wider effort to modernize federal technology and use AI to improve government operations. Tuesday’s program is also expected to reach considerably beyond the new website.
Panel discussions are scheduled to bring administration officials and private-sector leaders together for conversations covering artificial intelligence, energy, health, space and agriculture.
“This is really an incredible collection of people that are working in service to the nation and really showcasing what the future of America is, where we’re headed,” Gebbia said.
The launch also comes as the administration places artificial intelligence near the center of its technology agenda, with Trump arguing that American leadership in advanced computing will carry major economic and national-security consequences.
America.gov represents a different side of that strategy: rather than concentrating exclusively on AI development, infrastructure or competition among technology companies, the new portal is intended to bring the technology directly into Americans’ interactions with their government.
How well the system performs will depend on its ability to accurately direct users through the wide range of federal programs, regulations, benefits and resources administered by separate agencies.
The administration’s stated goal is to make those boundaries less visible to the person seeking assistance — allowing users to begin with what they are trying to accomplish rather than first determining which federal agency handles it.
Tuesday’s launch is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET, with the event available to watch live.
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