Google launches Gemini for government services preview

Google has launched Gemini for government services in private preview, targeting federal, state and local agencies.

The launch was part of a broader set of public sector product announcements, including new Wiz security agents in Wiz for Gov and expanded Gemini search tools for classified environments on Google Distributed Cloud.

As part of new research into the use of AI agents across government organisations, Google surveyed several hundred public sector leaders with theCUBE and ECI Research. The findings showed that 96.3% of agencies have deployed agents in some form, but only 9% have achieved agency-wide adoption.

The main barriers were legacy data silos and integration complexity, rather than a lack of interest in broader use of the technology.

Government platform

Gemini for government services is aimed at public sector workflows that require security and governance controls. Google said the platform is built to connect with existing case management, ERP and collaboration systems without requiring agencies to move sensitive data out of their current systems of record.

It includes pre-built partner agents, secure connectors and what Google described as deterministic skills. The platform is intended to support repetitive administrative work, including public records requests, document intake validation, expense auditing and policy research, with responses grounded in federal regulatory sources and linked to citations.

Alongside the government-specific platform, Google highlighted the Gemini agent, which it recently introduced as a single work assistant for tasks ranging from answering questions to coding. The agent can connect to organisational systems, select models for particular jobs and operate within an organisation's existing security, administration and governance policies, according to Google.

Security tools

Another part of the announcement centred on Wiz for Gov, Wiz's FedRAMP High environment. Google said the Wiz Red, Green and Blue agents are now available there.

The Green Agent includes a new risk category focused on weak cryptography and post-quantum cryptography readiness. Google said it is designed to identify whether assets are vulnerable to quantum-related threats and to assess possible Harvest Now, Decrypt Later exposure.

Google also pointed to wider work by Wiz and Google DeepMind through the Scan for Good programme, which offers no-cost security assessments for eligible public services, critical infrastructure and other under-resourced organisations. Wiz is also extending tools for organisations dealing with FedRAMP vulnerability detection, response, evaluation and reporting requirements, including metrics such as Potential Agency Impact, likely exploitability and internet reachability, according to Google.

Classified search

Google is also bringing enterprise search to Gemini on Google Distributed Cloud for air-gapped deployments used by defence, intelligence and national security agencies. The addition is intended for classified environments where agencies need to analyse large stores of sensitive information while remaining disconnected from the public internet.

The update gives users a conversational interface for querying, synthesising and summarising records in on-premises environments, according to Google. It also brings Gemini 3.5 Flash models to those deployments, adds support for open models including Gemma and makes NVIDIA Blackwell B300 GPUs generally available for local compute.

Customer projects

Google used the announcement to highlight several public sector projects already under way. It said America.gov is using Gemini to help simplify access to federal services online, while the State University of New York is using Google Cloud tools to support research across storage, computing and AI models.

Google also cited the Department of Energy's Genesis Mission, where Gemini is being used across research and specialist facilities, and a US Army logistics modernisation effort that combines Google Cloud services with FedEx expertise to improve supply chain operations.

In another example, Google said the Department of War is giving 3 million personnel access to a secure Gemini platform through GenAI.mil, where users can build agents with natural language to handle tasks such as document creation and review. Case Western Reserve University was also named as a customer using Gemini across teaching, research and administration.

The announcements underline the scale of competition among large technology providers for government AI and cloud work, particularly where agencies want tighter controls over data handling, procurement compliance and cyber risk. They also reflect a push to move beyond small pilots into broader operational use, even as agency-wide adoption remains limited.