The award would continue “vital” services for six months after expiration of Anthropic’s OneGov deal, per the agency. But contracting experts question the justification.

The health department initially rolled out Claude to all of its workers in December 2025. Anthropic’s discounted deal with the government ends Oct. 31.

The previous deal, which charged $0.47 per agency for one year for Gemini for Government, was set to expire on Wednesday.

The $1 per user deal will now be available until Oct. 31, according to a website update.

It was one of three artificial intelligence deals set to expire at the end of the month, and will now be based on consumption.

Teresa Carlson, the AI developer’s new head of global public sector, said Fable 5.1 is currently available on its government platform and encouraged an open dialogue.

The Pentagon’s Emil Michael said the Claude maker is still designated a supply chain risk after Commerce Secretary Lutnick indicated Anthropic and Trump were “in tune.”

The General Services Administration has a new pricing model for the government’s AI platform.

Using artificial intelligence for “personal convenience” does not have to conform to records retention regulations, per recent National Archives guidance.

A federal district judge found the government's actions, including the Pentagon’s designation that Anthropic posed a supply chain risk, were “illegal and baseless.”