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Pentagon Anthropic supply chain risk designation 2026
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FIRST ENTRY SEP 25
SEP 25 · Day 1
Federal appeals court upholds Pentagon designation of Anthropic as supply chain risk
Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson dissented and disagreed with the majority's reading of the law that gives the department authority to take that action.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised the appellate court's decision in a statement on X.
In a separate but related lawsuit, U.S. District Judge Rita Lin ruled against the government in an August decision.