Deep, practical, and verified — written for people who build with AI.
GSA's OneGov deals put ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini in front of federal agencies for around a dollar a year. What the deals cover, what they don't, and the real work that follows.
OMB Memo M-26-04 requires agencies to buy LLMs that meet two "unbiased AI" principles and to collect specific vendor documentation. A plain-language guide to the mechanics.
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Grok Build — by team.
Why every tool speaks Model Context Protocol.
Budgets, retrieval, caching, memory.
Mid-2026 pricing for the major tools.
A framework with worked examples.
When running local actually wins.
Cache mechanics and cost math.
Golden sets, LLM-judge, regression suites.
The June EO, M-25-21, GAAIA.
TSMC, Korea, and what it means for builders.
