{
  "id": 5375952,
  "title": "Pentagon is still calling Anthropic a supply chain risk despite court ruling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pentagon-is-still-calling-anthropic-a-supply-chain-risk-despite-court",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-03T17:45:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/pentagon-anthropic-supply-chain-risk-designation-090326"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pentagon still considers Anthropic a supply chain risk, according to Emil Michael, a top Defense Department official. This stance comes despite Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's assertion that Anthropic has patched up its relations with the Trump administration and is \"back on the right side.\" Lutnick expressed trust in Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, stating the company has done what was asked of it.\n\nThe disagreement between the Pentagon and Commerce Department highlights the Trump administration's divided stance on Anthropic, one of the world's leading AI labs. The company has been at odds with the military over the use of its models, and tensions escalated earlier this year under Amodei's leadership. However, Anthropic has been working to improve its relationship with the White House, including elevating co-founder Tom Brown's role.\n\nA federal judge struck down the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk in August, but the company is still fighting a separate Pentagon designation under a different statute in the D.C. Circuit, according to Axios.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Anthropic still flagged as risk to defense industrial base, US official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/anthropic-still-flagged-as-risk-to-defense-industrial-base-us",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:30:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Anthropic still flagged as risk to defense industrial base, US official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/anthropic-still-flagged-as-risk-to-defense-industrial-base-us-5338568",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:39:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Top Pentagon official reaffirms Anthropic blacklist despite Lutnick comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/top-pentagon-official-reaffirms-anthropic-blacklist-despite-lutnick",
        "published": "2026-09-03T15:48:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Pentagon says its Anthropic ban is on, despite Lutnick remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pentagon-says-its-anthropic-ban-is-on-despite-lutnick-remarks",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:17:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "DOD's Emil Michael says Anthropic is still a designated supply chain risk, a day after Howard Lutnick said it resolved its issues with the Trump administration (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/dods-emil-michael-says-anthropic-is-still-a-designated-supply-chain",
        "published": "2026-09-03T19:30:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}