Trump launches America.gov AI portal for federal information

President Donald Trump announced the launch of America.gov on September 29, presenting it as an AI-powered entry point to information about federal services. The site is designed to answer questions in everyday language and direct users to relevant government sources, while an executive order Trump said he signed calls for agencies to connect qualifying public-facing services to the portal. For now, America.gov primarily provides information rather than making decisions on benefits or other government matters. Its answers include links to government sources, and the site warns that its AI can make mistakes. The General Services Administration operates the service. Users can ask questions without creating an account, according to the site description, and the portal is also reported to accept spoken questions and PDF uploads. The administration has described the project as a way to reduce the effort required to navigate government websites. At its launch, Trump said the portal would make services easier to access and give people more control in dealing with government.