OpenAI has reportedly signed a partnership with AWS to sell its AI systems to the U.S.
government for classified and unclassified work, marking an expansion beyond its Pentagon deal last month.
OpenAI expands government footprint with AWS deal, report says Rebecca Bellan 8:37 AM PDT · March 17, 2026 OpenAI signed a deal to work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to sell its AI products to the U.S.
AWS has confirmed the deal to TechCrunch.
The Information was the first to report.
The partnership comes after OpenAI signed a deal with the Pentagon to allow the military to use its AI models in its classified network — a win that came in the midst of conflict between Anthropic and the Department of Defense (DOD).
Anthropic has since been named a supply-chain risk by the DOD after it refused to back down on allowing its tech to be used for mass surveillance of Americans and to power fully autonomous weapons.
Anthropic has sued the Pentagon in response.
OpenAI’s AWS deal sees the AI giant stepping onto Anthropic’s home turf.