Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Pentagon Ban on Anthropic Over Claude Features

By Jon Brodkin · Ars Technica · 2026-09-25

The DC Circuit has determined the Department of Defense can legally exclude Anthropic from government contracts despite a lower court ruling that favored the AI firm. According to Ars Technica, the appeals court relied on a broader statutory definition of supply chain risk that d

The DC Circuit has determined the Department of Defense can legally exclude Anthropic from government contracts despite a lower court ruling that favored the AI firm. According to Ars Technica, the appeals court relied on a broader statutory definition of supply chain risk that d