{"id":1495,"date":"2025-09-02T21:07:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T21:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/?p=4325139"},"modified":"2025-09-02T21:07:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T21:07:41","slug":"microsofts-onegov-deal-brings-6b-in-federal-cloud-discounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tecnoartesanos.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/microsofts-onegov-deal-brings-6b-in-federal-cloud-discounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s OneGov Deal Brings $6B+ in Federal Cloud Discounts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Satya Nadella is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft.
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The US government signed a major technology agreement with Microsoft, expected to generate more than $6 billion in value for federal agencies over the next three years. The partnership, announced jointly by Microsoft and the General Services Administration (GSA) on Sept. 2, provides discounted access to Microsoft\u2019s suite of cloud, productivity, and artificial intelligence services.<\/p>\n

Through the agreement, federal agencies will receive broad discounts on Microsoft 365, Azure infrastructure, Dynamics 365 applications, security solutions, and system monitoring tools. Government workers covered under Microsoft\u2019s G5 licensing tier will also be granted complimentary access to Microsoft 365 Copilot for up to one year.<\/p>\n

The agreement falls under GSA\u2019s OneGov initiative, which aims to streamline technology purchasing and deliver savings by unifying federal demand.<\/p>\n

\u201cGSA is accelerating access to AI for federal agencies<\/a> and delivering on the President\u2019s AI Action Plan,\u201d said Josh Gruenbaum, Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA, in the announcement.<\/a> \u201cOneGov represents a paradigm shift in federal procurement that is leading to immense cost savings, achieved by leveraging the purchasing power of the entire federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n