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Pentagon Signs Defense AI Deals with 8 Companies; Anthropic Out

DoD signs defense AI pacts with OpenAI, Google, xAI, Microsoft, NVIDIA, AWS, Oracle, and Reflection AI on May 1; Anthropic is excluded amid ongoing Pentagon legal dispute.

May 3, 20261 min read

Pentagon headquarters at dusk with AI network nodes connecting eight companies while one node remains disconnected, symbolizing Anthropic's exclusion from the defense AI deal

RegulationNotable

Pentagon's Defense AI Pacts Freeze Out Anthropic

Eight AI companies signed 'any lawful purpose' DoD agreements on May 1 — Anthropic was excluded after a guardrail dispute, while the NSA quietly continued using Claude Mythos anyway.

May 3, 20262 min read

Strategybreaking

Google-DOD Deal Blindsided Internal Staff Despite Repeated Management Assurances

Google's DOD deal blindsided employees given prior management assurances against Pentagon contracts; DeepMind staff went public with opposition.

May 1, 20261 min read

Regulationbreaking

Pentagon Expands Google Gemini Use; White House Bypasses Anthropic Blacklist

Pentagon's AI chief confirms Google Gemini expansion after Anthropic blacklist; White House executive rules would let agencies bypass Anthropic's risk designation.

April 29, 20261 min read

Aerial view of the Pentagon with a Google Gemini hologram glowing above it and a competing AI vendor emblem fading into the background

RegulationNotable

Pentagon Shifts to Gemini as White House Prepares Anthropic Bypass

The Pentagon is expanding Google Gemini as DoD diversifies AI vendors, while the White House drafts rules to bypass Anthropic's supply chain risk designation.

April 29, 20262 min read

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