Upholding of US Anthropic risk designation should 'alarm' contractors, CCIA says
( September 25, 2026, 20:26 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex summary: The chief executive of the Computer & Communications Industry Association said a decision upholding Anthropic's supply chain risk designation by a panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit green-lit the Pentagon's "circumvention of standard procurement procedures" and "should alarm any government contractor." The supply chain risk designation is typically reserved for foreign adversaries and should not be a "punishment for a company over a disagreement," CCIA President & CEO Matt Schruers continued. See release below. ...
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