Pentagon Presses Anthropic For Full AI Access

The Pentagon and Anthropic are in a dispute over access to Anthropic's Claude AI model, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth giving CEO Dario Amodei until Feb. 27, 2026, to sign a document granting full military access. Officials are considering invoking the Defense Production Act or designating Anthropic a supply-chain risk after disagreement over usage guardrails, potentially affecting classified network authorization and U.S. defense AI deployment.