US defence official says Anthropic remains designated a supply-chain risk

The US Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering said Anthropic remained flagged as a supply-chain risk to the defence industrial base, despite a recent court ruling and separate comments suggesting relations had improved.

Why it matters: The dispute exposes how model-use restrictions, procurement authority and constitutional review can collide in government AI contracting.

Business/technical/strategic impact: Defence contractors need written flow-down rules and approved-model inventories. The statement is an official position reported by a report; the Department of Defense had not published a clarifying response to the court ruling at cutoff.