Behind the scenes of the administration, the decision was made with a speed which speaks volumes about the embarrassment aroused. Internal sources, cited by Wired magazine, confirm that the eviction of Xai is a direct consequence of the controversy. The reputational risk was deemed too high for an agency whose tools are intended for services as critical as public health or internal security.
Beyond the incident, this reverse highlights a deeper weakness: XAI’s delay in the Fedramp certification process. This long and demanding security audit is a must for any technological supplier of the American government. The controversy has only made this handicap crippling, where competitors already display wages of more solid conformity.
The irony of the situation is that, a few weeks earlier, the Pentagon had unrolled the red carpet in Xai, granting it a prototyping contract of up to $ 200 million. This big gap is explained by two risk cultures: the Ministry of Defense allows itself to experiments in controlled environment, while the GSA buys proven solutions for large -scale deployment.