The Trump administration launched America.gov Tuesday as a centralized, AI-powered portal designed to help Americans access federal information and services without navigating dozens of separate government websites.
The website, led by Airbnb co-founder and U.S. Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia, is intended to function as a digital “front door” to the federal government. Instead of searching through individual agency websites, users can ask questions in plain language and find information about federal services.
Gebbia said the administration wants Americans to be able to search for what they need without being sent back through what he described as the existing government website “maze.”
President Donald Trump highlighted the new platform during a launch event in Washington, saying America.gov is intended to change how Americans interact with the federal government.
“With America.gov, the federal government no longer stands in your way, and it stands only at your service,” Trump said.
Trump said the platform is more than a website, describing it as part of what he called a broader effort to modernize the federal government for the 21st century.
The first version of America.gov is available now, while the administration plans to add additional capabilities in the coming weeks and months. Trump said the platform is intended to eventually help Americans handle tasks that currently require navigating multiple agencies, websites and forms.
Potential uses include applying for passports, changing a name after marriage, reserving federal campsites, comparing Medicare plans and helping veterans find information about available benefits.
Trump compared the user experience to popular artificial intelligence platforms such as Grok, Gemini and ChatGPT, arguing that Americans should be able to interact with the government through straightforward questions rather than learning how to navigate complicated agency websites.
“Anyone who’s used Grok or Gemini or ChatGPT will understand instantly how to use America.gov,” Trump said. “Not complicated.”
Trump also signed an executive order directing federal agencies to integrate their public-facing services with America.gov as soon as possible. The administration's longer-term goal is for the platform to provide access to a wide range of federal services through a single portal.
The launch is also part of Trump's broader push to expand artificial intelligence development in the United States. During the event, Trump said AI could surpass the impact of the Industrial Revolution and argued that the United States should continue advancing the technology rather than imposing restrictions that could slow its development.
The rollout comes as the administration prepares to meet with technology executives at the White House, with artificial intelligence safety, security, and government oversight among the issues receiving increased attention as the technology becomes more widely deployed.
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