Pentagon Official Says Anthropic Remains a Supply Chain Risk

A senior Pentagon official said Anthropic remains designated a “Supply Chain Risk,” contradicting Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s suggestion that the AI company had repaired its relationship with the Trump administration. Emil Michael, the under secretary of defense for research and engineering, said the designation still applies within the Department of Defense and across the defense industrial base. The latest report follows Lutnick’s statement that Anthropic was “back on the right side” and that the administration trusts the company.