Bringing Claude Code and Claude Cowork to government

Claude Code and Claude Cowork are now available in public beta in Claude for Government Desktop, built on the same application our commercial customers use and delivered through a FedRAMP High authorized environment. 

With Claude Code, public sector teams can build and modernize the software systems that underpin public services. Claude Cowork works directly with files on the desktop, allowing agency staff to delegate memo creation, RFP reviews, casework, and decks to Claude. 

The expanded experience also comes with additional governance capabilities. Administrators can set configuration defaults as well as allocate and control spending across departments. Security teams and authorizing officials get tamper-evident audit logs and documentation that supports the agency ATO process. 

Today’s launch makes it easier for agencies to acquire, authorize, and allocate AI in pursuit of their missions.

What's new

Claude Code and Claude Cowork. Agencies get new capabilities on the same cadence as our commercial users. Conversation history is stored locally on the agency-managed device. Inference runs inside a FedRAMP High authorized environment. 

Billing that fits appropriations. Program offices can tie AI spend to appropriated funds with standard seats or they can define their own seat tiers with spend and model limits, and usage is purchased in fixed increments with a hard not-to-exceed cap. Administrators can track usage per user and per model in the admin console, and automatic burndown alerts warn them before the balance runs low.

Administration that matches how departments are organized. Department-level administrators can allocate seats and prepaid usage to sub-agencies while allowing each to manage its own users. Administrators can use SCIM group mappings to set rate limits, dollar caps, and allowed models for specific seat tiers. Additionally, layered configuration sets defaults for sub-agencies including what Claude can connect to, which features are available, and instructions that guide how Claude interacts with users. 

Oversight by design. Every administrative action is recorded in a hash-chained audit log that organization administrators can review directly in the product. Sensitive operations on Anthropic's side require two-person approval. Usage exports are metering data only so agencies can answer ATO and IG requests without moving sensitive material.

Security and oversight

For security teams evaluating the desktop deployment, we're publishing our FedRAMP Secure Configuration Guide as a public-facing document that customers can use to configure their Claude for Government product in a secure manner. 

In addition, FedRAMP requires us to provide our formal change notification, which contains details associated with this change. 

Lastly, a penetration-test summary is available for the new desktop client, and subsequent follow up penetration-tests summaries will be provided once available. The change notification and pentest summary are available under NDA through Anthropic’s trust center. The application deploys through standard agency MDM platforms.

Getting started

Claude for Government is available in beta starting today. Anthropic remains the contracted and billing party—agencies don't need a separate cloud-provider relationship to get started.

New customers can request access at claude.com/solutions/government.

Security teams can download the penetration-test artifact through the following link.