Policy · 27 February 2026

US orders agencies off Anthropic as the Pentagon labels it a supply-chain risk

President Trump directed federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's technology, with a six-month phase-out for the Pentagon, and Defense Secretary Hegseth designated the company a supply-chain risk. The dispute arose after Anthropic refused to drop restrictions on using Claude for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. For organizations in the public sector supply chain, it showed that vendor usage policies can carry direct procurement and compliance consequences.