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Home·Deals·Artificial Intelligence·U.S. Department of Defense acquires OpenAI
U.S. Department of Defense acquires OpenAI (2026)
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acquisitionAnnounced · Mar 3, 2026Artificial IntelligenceSource · CredibleArticle · Factual
OpenAI
U.S. Department of Defense
OpenAI · U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Defense acquires OpenAI

David Najork
David Najork · Founding Software Engineer
Published · Updated · 1 min read
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Deal value
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Target
OpenAI
OpenAI
San Francisco, California
Acquirer
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of Defense
Status
Pending

U.S. Department of Defense agreed to acquire OpenAI. Reported deal value: Undisclosed. Status: Pending. Sector: Artificial Intelligence. Target headquarters context: San Francisco, California, United States.

This page summarizes publicly available information about the transaction as of 2026-03-03. Figures and status may change as filings and press coverage update.

8:45 PM March 2 – OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said on Monday that ​the ChatGPT-maker is ‌working with the U.S. Department of Defense to make some changes in their agreement

Deal timeline

Announced
Mar 3, 2026 · d2336.cms.socastsrm.com
Additional milestones (proxy, vote, close) appear as filings and press updates are indexed.
Sector context

This transaction is classified in Artificial Intelligence. Figures and status may change as sources update.

Sources: d2336.cms.socastsrm.com · Primary article · FireStrike proprietary index