Trump Launches America.gov AI Search for 29,000 Federal Sites, but Passport Applications Are Not Live Yet

President Donald Trump has launched America.gov, an AI search platform for US federal services, with passport applications on the site scheduled for next year, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The platform is designed to help users navigate information spread across roughly 29,000 federal websites from a single starting point.

The portal is designed to help Americans navigate federal agencies from one starting point. Its launch provides search and guidance, while passport applications and Medicare enrolment are among services planned for later integration.

Inside America.gov

The central feature is a chatbot that answers questions in a conversational style and directs visitors towards government services. The site combines this with a search function intended to make it easier to find the relevant agency or information.

The aim is to reduce the amount of navigating users must do across government websites before reaching the service they need.

Its stated scope ranges from help signing up for Social Security to renewing a passport and booking a campsite at a national park. Those examples describe the platform's intended reach, with additional services to follow as agencies connect to it.

'Our goal is that anything you might need from the United States government will be accessible at your fingertips and very quickly at your command,' Trump said at the official launch event.

The website greets visitors with the invitation, 'Whatever you need from government, start here.' For users, that currently means a place to seek answers and directions. Completing applications within the platform is part of the planned expansion.

Trump Promotes Wider Use of AI

Trump presented the website as an example of what artificial intelligence could offer and urged Americans not to fear the technology. His administration has argued that the United States must pursue AI development to compete with China.

At the launch, the president described an application of that technology to everyday interactions with government, from finding information about benefits to getting help with travel documents.

'We do not surrender to fears about what technologies will do to us,' he said. He also promised faster access to government help. 'We're making it dramatically easier, faster, and more convenient to get what you need exactly when you need it.'

The president also hosted a White House luncheon with technology executives to discuss AI. Attendees included Elon Musk, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Other participants include Alphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella, Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei, Advanced Micro Devices chief executive Lisa Su and OpenAI president Greg Brockman.

Passport Applications Planned for Next Year

Rubio said the website would 'make life better, easier, for normal Americans.' He described a passport application process that people would be able to complete online from next year, including taking and uploading the required photograph with a mobile phone.

That timetable puts the full passport application service beyond the launch. The distinction matters for anyone arriving at the site expecting to complete the process immediately, even as the search tool helps users find government information.

Further services will be added as agencies integrate with the platform, the White House said. It said Americans would be able to enrol in Medicare through America.gov within the next year, without being sent to other websites.