Trump Launches America.gov: AI-Powered Front Door to Federal Government

President Trump unveiled America.gov on September 29, 2026, a new AI-powered website designed to serve as a single entry point for Americans navigating federal government services. The launch took place at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, with Cabinet officials and tech industry leaders in attendance. The site features a conversational search bar where users can ask questions about government services, with responses sourced exclusively from official government websites and accompanied by links to original sources.

The driving force behind the project's design is Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, who now serves as the first-ever U.S. Chief Design Officer and leads the National Design Studio. Trump credited Gebbia as the mastermind behind the initiative, framing the website as a solution to what he described as a labyrinth of tens of thousands of government websites and more than 10,000 forms that citizens have historically had to navigate on their own.

On privacy and security, Trump claimed the site is built so that personal information is neither collected nor stored, and that user conversations are wiped upon exit. He also asserted — somewhat loosely — that the site cannot, 'in theory,' be hacked. A key expansion is planned for early 2027, when users will be able to complete actual government transactions directly through the platform, including Medicare enrollment and passport applications.

To back the initiative with regulatory teeth, Trump signed an executive order at the event directing all federal agencies to integrate their services with America.gov. The project, which Trump said has been in development since the early days of his second term, represents one of the more ambitious government digital transformation efforts in recent memory — consolidating a sprawling federal web presence into a single AI-mediated interface.