OpenAI and the General Services Administration (GSA) have signed a new multi-year OneGov deal to expand access to OpenAI’s artificial intelligence tools to all government employees, the AI provider announced on September 10.

The current deal expires at the end of this month, with the new 27-month agreement running through December 31, 2028.

The agreement eliminates the license fee, which is normally $15 per user per month, while providing a 50% discount on usage. OpenAI is also extending the same offer to all state, local and tribal governments.

According to a FedScoop report, GSA Administrator Ed Forst said the deal “enhances federal performance, reduces administrative burden, and ensures that agencies can devote more time to delivering results that directly benefit the American people.”

“Giving public servants secure access to the best AI tools can help the government be more efficient, strengthen cybersecurity, and improve the services people rely on,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told FedScoop.

The current OneGov deals for Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude are also set to expire September 30, with no renewal plans announced yet.

A Big Test for Large-Scale AI Access

According to the OpenAI announcement, more than one million government employees already have access to ChatGPT, and the expanded partnership will potentially extend eligibility across a U.S. public-sector workforce of approximately 23 million people. The scale of that potential expansion gives agencies a broader opportunity to assess how enterprise-wide AI access affects productivity, administrative work and public services.

For chief data officers (CDOs), the rollout offers a model to watch as agencies manage that transition, measure its impact and respond to the challenges that emerge. It could provide useful lessons for organizations pursuing similar AI governance strategies.