Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. General Services Administration announced a deal with Microsoft on Tuesday that will allow the U.S. government to use the tech companies AI computing applications for free for a year.
"Today, Microsoft and the [GSA] announced a comprehensive agreement to bring a suite of productivity, cloud and AI services, including Microsoft 365 Copilot at no cost for up to 12 months for millions of existing Microsoft G5 users, to help agencies rapidly adopt secure and compliant advanced AI tools that will enhance operations, strengthen security and accelerate innovation for the American people," Microsoft said in a press release.
Microsoft G5 is its Microsoft 365 platform licensed and secured for governmental use.
"GSA is proud to partner with technology companies, like Microsoft, to advance AI adoption across the federal government, a key priority of the Trump Administration," said GSA Deputy Administrator Stephen Ehikian in a separate press release.
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