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Anthropic still flagged as risk to defense industrial base, US official says
The Pentagon and defense industry still view Anthropic as a security risk despite a judge's ruling that the department illegally punished the company.
- The U.S. Defense Department continues to label Anthropic a "Supply Chain Risk," the under secretary of defense for research and engineering said, despite recent signals of improved relations with the Trump administration.
- A federal judge ruled on August 27 that the Pentagon illegally punished Anthropic for criticizing the government, determining the decision was "illegal and baseless" in a major legal defeat for the department.
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Axios that Anthropic is "back on the right side," adding, "we trust Anthropic"—remarks Emil Michael later posted on X.
- Requests for comment from the Defense Department regarding the company's risk classification went unanswered, leaving the apparent discrepancy between Pentagon assessment and Commerce Secretary endorsement unresolved.
- The discrepancy reveals persistent tension between the Trump administration's expressed confidence in Anthropic and the Pentagon's continued security concerns regarding the firm's role in the defense industrial base.
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Anthropic still flagged as risk to defense industrial base, US official says
Anthropic is still considered a "Supply Chain Risk" by the U.S. defense department and defense industry, the under secretary of defense for research and engineering said, after suggestions of a thaw in relations between the AI company and the Trump administration.
·London, United Kingdom
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