Anthropic has made Claude for Government generally available to US government agencies, moving past pilot, preview, and beta stages. The tailored version of Claude models was rolled out in phases: classified-use models in June 2025, GSA schedule listing at 1 dollar per agency in August 2025, and public beta with Claude Code and Claude Cowork in July 2026. Federal entities are already using the models for classified tasks, including intelligence analysis and threat assessments. Anthropic faces regulatory challenges in 2026 regarding model usage policies, but the rollout has continued. OpenAI remains a direct competitor in the federal market with competitively priced offerings.
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