Protest hits GSA’s $1-a-year agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic

Washington Technology, Protest hits GSA’s $1-a-year agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic, Nick Wakeman, Editor-in-Chief, August 21, 2025

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Ask Sage helps organizations navigate different layers of the AI ecosystem.

The company filed a pair of protests on Friday at the Government Accountability Office that object to the agreements GSA signed with OpenAI and Anthropic.

Chaillan claims those agreements do not meet federal security requirements, violate commercial item pricing requirements, circumvent competition requirements, are inconsistent with the OneGov strategy and will lead to vendor lock-in.

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