Expanding our partnership with GSA to bring Claude to all levels of government
What happened
Anthropic announced an expanded partnership with the U.S. General Services Administration that gives federal, state, local, tribal and territorial agencies a 40% discount on Claude Enterprise, Claude for Government, and the Claude API, including future cloud‑provider purchases. The discount is expected to save the government about $1 billion and agencies can pay only for the usage they consume, with no minimum spend commitment. Roughly 500 government organizations already use Claude, and active users have grown dramatically over the past year.
Why it matters
The lower‑cost, pay‑as‑you‑go model makes advanced AI tools more affordable for public‑sector budgets, potentially accelerating adoption of AI for tasks like code modernization, record management, and cybersecurity across all levels of government.
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