"The Pentagon has a right to disagree and choose not to work with Anthropic, the company argues, but it can't stigmatize the company as a security risk over protected speech. The case challenges the statutory authority underpinning the Pentagon's designation, 10 U.S.C. 3252, arguing that Congress required the department to use the least restrictive means to protect the government and mitigate supply chain risk, not punish a supplier."
"The company says its two lawsuits are not meant to force the government to work with Anthropic, but prevent officials from blacklisting companies over policy disagreements. Procurement laws passed by Congress do not give the Pentagon or President Trump the power to blacklist a company, Anthropic says."
"The first lawsuit - filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California - claims the designation punishes Anthropic for being outspoken about its views on AI policy, including its advocacy for safeguards against its technology being used for mass domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons."
The Pentagon designated Anthropic a supply chain risk, requiring companies to cease using Claude for defense-related work. President Trump directed federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's technology, prompting some agencies to offboard the tools. Anthropic filed two lawsuits seeking to overturn the designation and block its enforcement. The company argues the Pentagon lacks statutory authority to blacklist suppliers over policy disagreements and protected speech about AI safeguards. Anthropic contends procurement laws require the least restrictive means to mitigate supply chain risk, not punish suppliers. The first lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, while a second was filed in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Microsoft and Google stated they can continue non-defense work with Anthropic.
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