US EditionHegseth Labels Anthropic a Supply Chain 'Risk,' After Trump Orders Gov to Ditch AI Firm
Pentagon bars Anthropic and partners from defense contracts after refusal to remove AI guardrails, citing national security risks and a six-month phase-out window.
- On Saturday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth designated Anthropic a `Supply-Chain Risk to National Security`, barring Pentagon contractors from working with the firm.
- The Department of Defense negotiators demanded Anthropic remove guardrails and gave an ultimatum to agree by Friday, 5:30 PM EST, to let Claude be used for all legal purposes, including lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.
- Anthropic highlighted its classified‑network deployments since June 2024 and offered to assist a smooth transition if offboarded after winning one of four contracts worth up to $200 million.
- President Donald Trump set a six-month phase-out for federal agencies, potentially disrupting contractors like Palantir and AWS, while Anthropic warned it will challenge the supply-chain designation in court.
- The move could set an unprecedented legal precedent for U.S. firms, as designation precedent targets foreign-tied companies and Anthropic says it will challenge this legally unsound step; Elon Musk, Alex Karp, and OpenAI publicly weighed in amid Pentagon talks that reportedly included Defense Production Act threats.
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Technology company Anthropic announced Saturday night that it will sue the Defense Department over its decision to designate it a supply chain security risk after it failed to comply with its requirements regarding its use of artificial intelligence (AI). President Donald Trump said shortly before that he had ordered federal agencies to phase out its use of AI technologies, news agencies reported.
Trump Admin Hits AI Company Anthropic With Business-Crippling ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Designation.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Late Friday afternoon, the Trump administration announced that the Department of War will formally label the artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic with the Supply Chain Risk designation.WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the Department of War, the federal government, government contractors, and Anthropic.WHEN & WHERE: Friday, February 27, 2026.KEY QUOTE: “I am directing…
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth designates Anthropic a supply chain risk
US President Donald Trump (R) looks on as US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela | AFP via Getty Images Nearly two hours after President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he was banning Anthropic products from the federal government, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took it one step further and announced that he was now designating the AI company as a "supply-chain risk," w…
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Anthropic’s Stand Against Pentagon AI DemandsNaturalNews.com | Mike AdamsThe Most Difficult Choice is Often the Right OneIn a corporate world increasingly eager to satisfy government demands, one artificial intelligence company has drawn a line in the sand that may redefine tech ethics for a generation. Anthropic, the AI safety-focused lab behind the Claude chatbot, has publicly rejected the Pentagon's ultimatum to remove restrictions on how its…
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