Anthropic, an AI startup backed by Amazon, has announced it will offer its Claude chatbot to all three branches of the U.S. government for a symbolic price of $1 per agency per year. This move aligns with a similar offer made earlier by OpenAI for its ChatGPT platform. The Claude for Government initiative has been officially cleared for use by federal employees for sensitive, unclassified work, providing secure enterprise features aimed at expanding AI adoption across federal agencies. CEO Dario Amodei emphasized the importance of providing government institutions with access to capable and secure AI tools to maintain America's leadership in artificial intelligence. The offer targets lawmakers, top judges, and other federal officials, reflecting a strategic effort by Anthropic to deepen ties with policymakers. Additionally, Anthropic has expanded Claude's Learning Mode, initially launched for education users, to all users including developers, enhancing its competitive stance against OpenAI and Google in AI capabilities. Internal communications reveal a rapid onboarding process for AI providers like Anthropic and OpenAI within the federal government, although some companies like xAI were excluded due to unrelated issues.