Millions of federal users can now take advantage of artificial intelligence-specific tools offered through the General Services Administration’s OneGov initiative, an agency official said on Friday.
Speaking on a panel at the ACT-IAC Emerging Technology and Innovation Conference, Birgit Smeltzer — director of GSA’s Office of IT Products, IT Category — said “more than 120 orders have been placed against OneGov’s AI offerings, and that has provided this new technology, or availability, to about 3.4 million across government for this particular technology.”
GSA launched OneGov in April 2025 as a way to offer agencies discounted rates on select private sector technologies and software services by treating the government as one customer. Twenty companies, including Microsoft and Adobe, have reached agreements with GSA so far to offer significant cost savings on some of their products.
These deals have also provided agencies and government personnel with the opportunity to onboard new AI capabilities, which GSA officials previously said is helping speed up government use of and experimentation with the tools.
Smeltzer said multiple agencies have already taken advantage of OneGov’s AI offerings, including the departments of Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Transportation and State, among others. She added that AI offerings accessed through OneGov can enhance workforce familiarity with the tools as the government looks to increase adoption of the capabilities moving forward.
“Now, the agency makes it available to you for maybe a limited time, but you’re able to use it in your workday, and can see how it can benefit you and get your work done more efficiently — perhaps without losing your job over [using] it,” Smeltzer said.
GSA officials have touted the cost savings associated with using products purchased through the initiative.
“We want GSA not to just be a shared service across government, but a force multiplier across the government,” GSA Deputy Administrator Mike Lynch said Tuesday at the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement Spring Training Conference in Falls Church.
He added that GSA has identified $1.15 billion in savings through the OneGov program through negotiated discounts of a variety of AI and software tools using the collective buying power of the federal government. The program, Lynch said, will continue to mature in the coming year.
Lynch also said acquiring AI at discounted rates achieved through OneGov is an ideal follow-up for agencies that have experimented with AI and large language models through the USAi.gov shared service platform. Several thousand federal employees have used the USAi platform since GSA launched it last August in response to President Trump’s AI Action Plan.
“We want to see where we can add value, and we’re constantly checking in with industry partners and with agencies to ensure we’re providing world-class service,” Lynch said.
In a statement to Nextgov/FCW, a GSA spokesperson said the AI use and cost savings made possible through OneGov “are real, measurable results from unified buying and direct engagement with [original equipment manufacturers].”
GovExec Editor-in-Chief Frank Konkel contributed to this report.
