# Google already holds a contract with the US Department of Defense on non-classified workloads.

*genai · news · 2026-04-27 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- Over 600 Google employees demanded Google reject a Pentagon deal involving classified military AI use.
- The proposed contract would extend Gemini AI into classified military settings, beyond current non-classified use.
- More than 20 directors and vice presidents at Google signed the protest letter to CEO Sundar Pichai.
- Employees argue proposed safeguards are unenforceable, as Pentagon policy prohibits external AI use controls.
- Google's new military AI push reverses its 2018 withdrawal from Pentagon contract Project Maven.

**Companies:** Google
**Countries:** United States

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