OneGov Has Surpassed $1.4B in AI Savings. What’s Next for the GSA Initiative?

• OneGov is leveraging the government’s collective purchasing power to get discounts on AI and other tools
• OneGov has saved the federal government approximately $1.4 billion
• Join government leaders as they discuss AI during the OneGov panel at the 2026 FedCiv Summit

Federal agencies are rapidly expanding artificial intelligence adoption under executive mandates. To support the effort, the General Services Administration launched OneGov to provide streamlined access to commercial tools at discounted rates.

More than a year after OneGov’s launch, Birgit Smeltzer, director of the Office of IT Products at GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, said the initiative has saved the federal government about $1.4 billion through discounts on AI tools alone. 

The Potomac Officers Club will host a dedicated panel on OneGov at the 2026 FedCiv Summit on Oct. 29. James Donnellon, deputy assistant administrator of the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, will join other government leaders and industry experts on The OneGov Effect: Leveraging AI to Accelerate Agency Modernization and Migration panel to explore the impact of acquisition reforms and the adoption of artificial intelligence on federal modernization. Get your tickets today!

What Is OneGov?

Introduced in early 2025, OneGov is an initiative aimed at modernizing the way the federal government purchases goods and services. Instead of agencies independently purchasing common IT products with separate contracts and different pricing, GSA is utilizing an enterprise approach for more efficient commodity buying and to deliver better value for taxpayers.

The initiative is in line with President Donald Trump’s April 2025 executive order on Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts.

How Does OneGov Work?

OneGov leverages the government’s collective buying power to negotiate directly with manufacturers for lower prices and a simplified procurement process. The U.S. government is the largest single buyer of goods and services in the world. In fiscal 2025, federal contract spending reached about $793 billion. 

“We’re creating a more consistent, scalable and efficient way to buy technology—one that benefits agencies, [original equipment manufacturers] and taxpayers alike,” stated Josh Gruenbaum, former commissioner of FAS and a 2025 Wash100 awardee. 

GSA said many government contracts still flow through resellers, which creates barriers to cybersecurity, transparency and cost control. By dealing directly with OEMs, GSA is eliminating markups and setting a common standard for security, licensing and reporting. 

However, Lawrence Hale, assistant commissioner of the IT category at FAS, explained that OneGov is not intended to eliminate value-added resellers. He explained that resellers can still work with the government as authorized partners or by subcontracting with OEMs.

Which AI Companies Have OneGov Deals?

Over the past year, GSA made several OneGov deals with AI companies, such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google, Perplexity, xAI, Microsoft and CORAS.

Aug. 7, 2025: OpenAI made ChatGPT Enterprise available to federal agencies for $1 per agency annually.

Aug. 25, 2025: Google signed a OneGov agreement with GSA to provide Gemini for Government to agencies for a discounted price.

Aug. 13, 2025: Anthropic offered Claude for Enterprise and Government to all three branches of government for $1 total.

Sept. 4, 2025: GSA announced that its multibillion-dollar OneGov agreement with Microsoft includes the new U.S. government-exclusive Microsoft 365 + Copilot Suite.

Sept. 24, 2025: Meta joined the initiative, providing its open-source Llama models to government users.

Sept. 20, 2025: xAI said agencies can access its Grok 4 and Grok 4 Fast at $0.42 for 18 months.

March 5, 2026: Perplexity announced that its Enterprise Pro tier is available to federal agencies at $0.25.

July 30, 2026: CORAS became one of the more recent additions to GSA’s OneGov initiative, offering its agentic AI platform GARY at discounts of up to 80 percent.

The effort to quickly bring AI into the federal government aligns with the White House’s AI Action Plan published in July 2025.

Other Companies With OneGov Agreements

As of August 2026, GSA has inked OneGov agreements with more than 20 companies for AI, cybersecurity, cloud and productivity software. 

Adobe and Elastic were among the first companies to secure OneGov deals with GSA. Adobe offered its Paperless Government Solution at a 70 percent discount, while Elastic provided its Search AI platforms at up to 60 percent off. 

The list of companies that inked OneGov agreements with GSA also includes:

• Salesforce
• Docusign
• Amazon Web Services
• Box
• ServiceNow
• SAP
• Palo Alto Networks
• Tenable
• Cohesity
• Broadcom
• Snowflake

ID.me, a digital identity platform, and Everfox, a provider of defense-grade cybersecurity tools, are also included in GSA’s database of companies that currently have OneGov IT agreements with the agency, although no formal announcement about the partnerships has been made.

Hear about opportunities to partner with the government at the 2026 FedCiv Summit on Oct. 29. The event will bring to the stage federal civilian agency leaders to talk about modernization, AI adoption and other government priorities. Aaron Helm, chief human capital officer at GSA, will be present at the event along with key decision-makers from the Small Business Administration, Department of Labor, Department of Transportation, Department of the Interior, Office of Personnel Management and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Register today!

How Has OneGov Made an Impact on Federal Agencies?

As of May, Smeltzer shared that agencies have placed more than 120 orders for AI offerings through OneGov and the program has reached 3.4 million users across government. 

Smeltzer said that many agencies have taken advantage of OneGov discounts. The Department of Transportation announced in December that it would transition its workforce to Google Workspace’s cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools, including the generative AI platform Gemini and the AI research service NotebookLM. Over 50,000 employees across the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other DOT components will get access to Google tools at a discounted rate through OneGov.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also recently made a OneGov agreement with a cloud provider, Patrick Newbold, the agency’s chief information officer, revealed in a LinkedIn post. 

In addition, the departments of Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs and State have adopted AI tools through OneGov deals, Smeltzer said.

The acquisition model not only leads to significant discounts but also advances broader government goals. Laura Stanton, acting FAS commissioner, said OneGov had advanced AI adoption and modernization, protected IT infrastructure, and freed agencies to focus on their respective missions.

What Is Next for OneGov?

Many of GSA’s initial OneGov deals have lapsed, but the agency said partnerships with technology providers are not ending. According to Smeltzer, many OEMs have agreed to extend their OneGov deals or are in the process of producing new offers for government customers.

Right now, all OneGov deals are for software, but Mike Lynch, who joined GSA as deputy administrator in January, said the agency wants to expand the program. 

He did not identify which specific product or service GSA is targeting, but he noted that many industry partners “offer multiple products to federal government.” 

GSA also wants to eventually transition OneGov partners to direct contractors with longer-term agreements, Warren Blankenship, director of the Category Management Service Center in the FAS Office of Acquisition Solutions Development, shared in a NextGov/FCW report. The official explained that OneGov is currently in its second phase, where companies are offering limited-time deals. For the third phase, the agency is trying to bring OEMs onto the GSA Multiple Award Schedule.

The conversation about OneGov, technology acquisition and government modernization continues at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 FedCiv Summit on Oct. 29. Other panels will also dig deep into shared federal services, workforce management, AI deployment to enhance mission impact and information-sharing, and other issues critical to federal civilian agencies. Sign up here to secure your seat!