US Bars Anthropic Products From Agencies, Contractors

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By Jen Judson, Josh Wingrove, and Maggie Eastland

February 27, 2026 at 8:53 PM UTC

Updated on

February 28, 2026 at 2:17 AM UTC

The 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.