US Bars Anthropic From Agencies in Escalation of AI Feud
February 28, 2026
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as posted by the channelThe Pentagon declared Anthropic PBC a supply-chain risk after President Donald Trump directed US government agencies to stop using its products, capping a feud between the artificial intelligence giant and defense officials over safeguards on its technology. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to bar its contractors and their partners from any commercial activity with Anthropic. In a post on X, Hegseth set a six-month period for Anthropic to hand over AI services to another provider. Bloomberg Senior Editor for Technology and Strategic Industries Michael Shepard offers analysis. He speaks with host Joe Mathieu.
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