A FedRAMP High-authorized desktop application bringing Claude Code and Claude Cowork to US federal, state and local government agencies, deployable through standard agency MDM platforms without a separate cloud-provider contract. Adds government-specific controls: on-device conversation history, department-level administration, spend/model limits, and a hash-chained audit log.
Launched in public beta July 7, 2026; a limited-time program makes it available to federal agencies for $1/agency (unlimited seats) through August 2026. Distinct from Anthropic's separate, unresolved standoff with the Pentagon/DoD over autonomous-weapons and surveillance guardrails.
Announced next steps from Anthropic that mention Claude for Government.
Ongoing 2026
Extend the model lineup and agentic products
Continue the rapid Claude release cadence, having followed Fable 5, Opus 5 and Sonnet 5 with Claude Fable 5.1 and the invitation-only Claude Mythos 5.1 on September 1, 2026, still the latest public models as of September 19, 2026, and deepen enterprise-grade agentic products - including Claude Code (auto mode now default from August 14, 2026), the Claude Cowork 'AI coworker,' the new Claude for Government FedRAMP High beta, and the newly launched Claude Science research workbench and Claude for Financial Services Excel plugin - with stronger admin, analytics and spend controls, plus broader reach through the Claude Partner Network. Reuters reported September 18 that Anthropic is considering a new model to counter OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, which Ramp put at about 13 percent of tracked enterprise AI spending versus about 8 percent for Claude Fable; Anthropic declined to comment and no name, date or model card has been announced.