OpenAI announced on 6 January 2025 that it will provide ChatGPT Enterprise to the entire U.S. federal workforce under a new agreement with the U.S. government [source]. The deployment is described as offering "secure, enterprise-grade AI tools" to federal employees across civilian and defence agencies.

The announcement states that ChatGPT Enterprise will be available to approximately 2.9 million federal workers, with the service hosted on Microsoft Azure's government cloud infrastructure. OpenAI cited compliance with FedRAMP High authorisation standards and stated that no user data would be used for model training.

The provider characterised the deployment as supporting "productivity, innovation, and national security" but did not specify which agencies would receive access or detail the scope of permitted use cases. The announcement included statements from U.S. Chief AI Officer David Luebke and references to executive orders on AI adoption in government.

No independent verification of the security claims or compliance certifications was provided in the announcement. The blog post did not address known limitations of large language models in high-stakes decision-making contexts, nor did it describe safeguards against hallucination or misuse in sensitive government workflows.

The deployment represents one of the largest institutional rollouts of a generative AI service to date. OpenAI stated that the agreement includes "dedicated support" and "custom deployment options" but did not publish technical specifications, usage policies, or audit mechanisms that would govern federal employees' interactions with the system.

The announcement follows previous partnerships between OpenAI and government entities, including defence and intelligence applications disclosed in earlier reporting.