US Federal Government And Anthropic: Considerations For AI Innovation And Competition – Analysis

On February 27, 2026, President Trump directed federal agencies to stop using technology from U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic, and Secretary of Defense Hegseth announced that he was directing the Department of Defense (DOD) to designate Anthropic a “Supply-Chain Risk to National Security.” (DOD and the Secretary are now using “Department of War” and “Secretary of War” as “secondary” designations per Executive Order 14347 .) These actions followed a reported months-long dispute between DOD and Anthropic regarding certain uses of its AI technologies.

First reported by Eurasia Review. This page is a short excerpt; the full text is theirs.