Former US military officials back Anthropic on appellate rehearing on risk designation
( October 20, 2026, 16:09 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Former service secretaries and retired senior military officers supported a full panel rehearing by the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit over the Defense Department's designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk. They argued that the Secretary of Defense’s “supply-chain risk designation undermines the military’s adherence to the rule of law and the public’s confidence that the military is governed accordingly.”See attached file. ...
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