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Geek Wire
4 days ago
- Business
- Geek Wire
OpenAI to provide ChatGPT to federal agencies for $1, and Seattle's Slalom will assist worker training
OpenAI is providing U.S. federal government agencies access to ChatGPT Enterprise for $1 per agency for the next year, the company announced Wednesday, and Seattle-based business and technology consulting firm Slalom will help facilitate the initiative. The effort is led by OpenAI for Government, which was announced in June as a way to bring the company's advanced AI tools to public servants across the U.S. OpenAI said participating agencies will have access to frontier models through ChatGPT Enterprise, and it will provide unlimited use of models and features, like Deep Research and Advanced Voice Mode, for an additional 60-day period. 'Helping government work better — making services faster, easier, and more reliable — is a key way to bring the benefits of AI to everyone,' the company said in a blog post, adding that AI can be used to help manage complex budgets, analyze threats to national security, or handle day-to-day operations of public offices. Slalom provides tech-related services, including around AI, in various industries to clients across the globe including Alaska Airlines, Allstate, eBay, Hyatt, Microsoft, REI, and others. The firm was chosen to help government agencies bring AI into their everyday work. Slalom said Wednesday that it will lead AI coaching and workshops, teach teams how to best leverage ChatGPT, and support them with playbooks, training sessions, and hackathons. 'At Slalom, we've spent decades helping organizations deploy technology responsibly, and we're channeling that experience into helping government employees innovate sustainably, scale efficiently, and love what they do,' said Brian Turner, executive president at Slalom, in a statement.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Slalom Collaborates with OpenAI to Provide ChatGPT to the Entire U.S. Federal Workforce
SEATTLE, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Slalom, the global business and technology consulting company, today announced an expansion to its services partnership with OpenAI. Today, OpenAI for Government announced a new partnership with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to launch a transformative initiative. For the next year, ChatGPT Enterprise will be available to the entire federal executive branch workforce for the nominal cost of $1 per agency. In collaboration with OpenAI, Slalom experts will help federal agencies bring AI into their everyday work in a smart and responsible way. 'At Slalom, we've spent decades helping organizations deploy technology responsibly, and we're channeling that experience into helping government employees innovate sustainably, scale efficiently, and love what they do,' said Brian Turner, Executive President at Slalom. 'People trust Slalom because we have an unwavering commitment to do what's right. We prioritize dependable, ethical deployment and enablement every step of the way.' Slalom will guide agency leaders with AI coaching and workshops, teach teams how to best leverage ChatGPT, and support them with playbooks, training sessions, and hackathons to spark innovation. In addition, Slalom will track progress, measure results, and help agencies build and use AI to make government services faster, smarter, and more efficient. To learn more about OpenAI's partnership with the GSA, visit To learn more about Slalom's AI solutions, visit About Slalom Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all. Contact: press@ in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenAI and Slalom Collaborate to Deliver Industry Leading AI Offerings to Enterprise Customers
Available today, Slalom customers can realize the full potential of OpenAI by integrating AI into human processes quickly and effectively OpenAI and Slalom Collaborate to Deliver Industry Leading AI Offerings to Enterprise Customers SEATTLE, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Slalom, the global business and technology consulting company, today announced a services partnership with OpenAI. The collaboration will bring OpenAI's AI models and products together with Slalom's delivery expertise to help customers deploy AI solutions across their organizations. 'Slalom has a history of working with the most impactful partners in the world to bring immediate impact and measurable value to our customers. With OpenAI, we're equipping our customers with a powerful AI platform that sits at the center of their business,' said Brian Turner, Executive President at Slalom. 'Our experts at Slalom can use a strategic set of ChatGPT-enabled offerings to help companies make faster decisions, scale measurable success with confidence, and thrive amid constant change.' Slalom and OpenAI have a deep understanding of where the biggest opportunities lie for customers, from turning AI potential into measurable value, to tackling the complexity of building AI solutions from scratch, to bringing clarity on how to deploy AI at scale. 'OpenAI's models, products, and platform capabilities are helping businesses integrate powerful AI across their workflows,' said Ksenia Chumachenko, Head of GTM Partnerships at OpenAI. 'We look forward to partnering with Slalom to help companies explore AI-enabled solutions.' Slalom and OpenAI collaborated to create a set of modular offerings designed to meet customers where they are in their AI journey, including solutions for early experimentation and enterprise-wide transformation. These offerings are built to scale, with the flexibility to support both pilot programs and complex, cross-functional rollouts, and are configurable by industry and maturity level. Offerings include: ChatGPT Enterprise Enablement: A launch program that accelerates secure, responsible deployment of ChatGPT Enterprise across the customer's organization, focusing on broad enablement and value creation AI Solution Studio: A program for customers looking to integrate OpenAI's APIs into proprietary workflows, products or systems – rapidly moving from idea to production Role-based support and co-creation: For customers ready to scale, Slalom offers longer-term support and co-creation across a wide range of capabilities from ongoing hands-on coaching, to advanced custom GPTs and prompt libraries for specialized roles or workflows Each solution works alongside Slalom's deep experience in business process transformation, technical architecture, industry expertise, and people enablement, so the results are adopted and scaled across the enterprise for the long haul. Together, both companies already begun to help organizations bridge these gaps and move forward with confidence on their AI journeys. For example, Slalom and OpenAI assisted Madrigal, a global biopharmaceutical company, to transform the company's business using AI tooling. "What began as a technology deployment quickly evolved into a strategic capability that is now embedded across our business and has fundamentally changed the way our teams work," said Parth Patel, Global Head of AI at Madrigal. "By personalizing ChatGPT Enterprise to fit our unique environment, we empowered our teams to work more efficiently, make faster decisions, and unlock new levels of productivity. Partnering with Slalom and OpenAI has been truly transformational for our organization.' To learn more about the partnership, visit About Slalom Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all. Media contact: press@ A photo accompanying this announcement is available at in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
01-08-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
CDW Names Mukesh Kumar Chief Services and Solutions Officer
VERNON HILLS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CDW (Nasdaq: CDW) announced today that Mukesh Kumar will join the company as Chief Services and Solutions Officer on August 4, 2025, reporting to Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Christine A. Leahy. Kumar will lead CDW's services and solutions business, comprised of our Integrated Technology Solutions and Digital Velocity practices. Kumar joins CDW from Slalom Consulting, where he most recently served as president of the multibillion-dollar technology business. Kumar brings to CDW deep technical depth across a broad spectrum of emerging technologies and long-standing experience driving transformative change. At Slalom, Kumar scaled their technology-based services teams across the Americas and led Slalom's technology partner ecosystem of 800+ partnerships, including AWS, Salesforce, Microsoft, and Google. Kumar brings nearly 30 years of technology and consulting leadership and is highly regarded in the technology community for his creative and forward-thinking solutioning and ability to incubate, grow, and scale businesses. 'At CDW, our purpose is simple: to make technology work so people can do great things,' said Christine A. Leahy, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, CDW. 'Our customers trust us as a strategic partner to help them navigate the dynamic and increasingly complex technology ecosystem and achieve their business and mission goals. Our technology services and solutions capabilities are crucial to meeting them where they are in their full-stack and lifecycle journey. Mukesh's experience developing and scaling technology-based services and solutions will be invaluable as CDW continues to aggressively invest in these capabilities.' About CDW CDW Corporation (Nasdaq: CDW) is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. For more information about CDW, please visit
Times of Oman
24-07-2025
- Sport
- Times of Oman
Oman Kite Festival 2025 concludes in Sur
Sur: Oman Kite Festival 2025 concluded on Thursday in the Wilayat of Sur in the South Al Sharqiyah Governorate. More than 90 athletes from around the world took part in the 10-day event. The closing ceremony was held under the auspices of Sheikh Dr. Yahya Badr Al Maawali, Governor of South Al Sharqiyah. The festival was organized by Oman Tourism Development Company (OMRAN Group), in cooperation with Oman Sail, Visit Oman and Oman Adventure Centre, as part of efforts to support adventure tourism and enhance the Sultanate of Oman's presence on the global sports and tourism map. At the conclusion of the event, Ayman Abdullah Al Ghafri was crowned winner of Oman Downwinder Race champion. Al Mukhtar Abdul-Karim Al Mujaini occupied second place, while 3rd place went to Egyptian athlete Ahmed Mohammed Jamal. Majid Al Kharousi won the Slalom race, which was held in the Wilayat of Sur.
