OpenAI Signs AWS Deal to Supply AI Systems to US Government for Classified and Unclassified Work — Expansion Beyond February Pentagon Contract
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OpenAI has reportedly signed a partnership with AWS to deliver AI systems across both classified and unclassified US government networks, extending its government footprint beyond the Pentagon deal announced in February 2026. The arrangement uses AWS GovCloud infrastructure as the delivery layer, making OpenAI models available to agencies that require FedRAMP and classified data handling. This follows Senator Elizabeth Warren's formal inquiry to the Pentagon over xAI's parallel classified network access granted to Grok.