Google, OpenAI, Anthropic get blanket deal to saturate US government with their AI
It's just become a lot easier for US government agencies to procure AI products from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI, as the firms and the feds have signed a government-wide agreement to streamline purchasing.
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced that it had added Anthropic's Claude, Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT to its Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) in a press release on Tuesday.
MAS contracts allow companies to sell their products to government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels over a long period without having to negotiate terms with the agencies, streamlining the acquisition process. GSA leadership described the move as one way in which the procurement agency is applying the goals outlined in President Trump's recently-unveiled AI action plan.
"Through GSA's marketplace, agencies will be able to explore a wide range of AI solutions, from simple research assistants powered by large language models to highly tailored, mission-specific applications," Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum said in GSA's statement.
