- GSA and AWS sign an agreement worth $ 1 billion in AWS credits
- The Trump AI action plan is supported by public and private organizations
- Discounts continue to drive while the White House centralizes purchases
The US government has signed an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in exchange for $ 1 billion in cloud computing credits via its General Services Administration (GSA) in the context of continuous White House efforts to rationalize and centralize federal purchases (and considerably reduce costs).
The US government will have $ 1 billion in AWS credits until the end of 2028 to help support the adoption of the cloud, IT modernization and training between the main federal agencies.
Direct incitement credits are made up of different categories, including savings on Cloud Core AWS, modernization of infrastructure, training and certification, as well as direct partnerships and AWS contracts.
The US government obtains $ 1 billion in AWS credits
In its announcement, the GSA underlined the collaboration between the public and private sectors, with the shared objective of “enhanc[e] America’s AI leadership. “”
“Thanks to this new agreement with AWS, federal agencies will be able to improve the provision of critical services, take advantage of the cloud and advanced AI technologies and considerably reduce costs,” said the acting administrator of GSA, Michael Rigas.
In addition to supporting the AI action plan of the Trump administration, the agreement also reflects on the continuous trend in this space. The lower level hyperscalers and suppliers have all offered the US government important discounts to choose their software in the hope of winning major contracts while saving billions of dollars in the White House.
“While federal agencies adopt advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and automatic learning, AWS is positioned not only to help them achieve immediate operational efficiency, but also to build the bases of a safer and more innovative government of tomorrow,” added the CEO of AWS, Matt Garman.
The news comes only two days after the GSA confirmed a partnership with OpenAI, which would see Chatgpt Enterprise become available at a “deeply updated rate” for all federal workers.
Other recent discounts offered to the White House include up to 70% reduction on certain Docusign and Adobe plans, and up to 75% reduction on cloud Oracle platforms.
