On one of the Pentagon's two designations. A federal judge's ruling against the other one is still in effect.
“After the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 against Anthropic on September 25, Defense Department spokesman Sean Parnell said the ruling 'completely validates the Department's position', and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted 'Confirmed: @AnthropicAI = Supply Chain Risk'.”
Sean Parnell and Pete Hegseth, Department of War (posts on X, reported by ABC News), 25 September 2026
Recorded 26 September 2026. Our ruling means: literally true, materially misleading.
We reject these challenges. The Department had ample support for its conclusion that the continued integration of Claude into the Department's information systems, by the Department or its contractors, presented a statutorily covered national-security risk.
This case arises from a decision by the Department of War to exclude Claude, an artificial-intelligence product developed by petitioner Anthropic PBC, from its supply chain under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018.
were based on a desire to make a public example out of Anthropic for its 'arrogance' in criticizing the government, not based on any articulable basis to believe that Anthropic would actually sabotage its model.
Another federal court has already held the government's parallel designation unlawful. We remain confident in our position and are considering all options, including further review,
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