GSA memo to set AI-specific acquisition rules
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ByChristian Robles,
Technology Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
October 1, 2026 07:04 PM ET
The language includes changes some industry groups have requested through a public comment period and will go into effect Oct. 19.
The General Services Administration is adjusting its acquisition regulation to include language aimed at protecting government data that contractors process in large language models.
Buried on page 129 of an agency memo signed by GSA Senior Procurement Executive Jeffrey Koses is a section titled “Basic Safeguarding of Data within Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence Systems.” The section details what data protections contractors and subcontractors must include when their LLMs process government data.
For example, the rules state contractors cannot use government data to train LLMs, inform advertising or sell to a third party. Contractors must also implement data handling procedures, including encrypted data transmission and audit logging systems....
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