Pentagon, IC want industry to provide an ‘evaluation harness’ to standardize testing of AI systems

Pentagon counter-drone task force issues guidance on testing, federal surveillance laws

Its guidance for uniform, data-backed testing and an acknowledgment of privacy protections related to UAS employment in the U.S. comes amid keen public interest over counter-drone systems, both at home and abroad. The post Pentagon counter-drone task force issues guidance on testing, federal surveillance laws appeared first on DefenseScoop .

Pentagon memo orders removal of Anthropic AI technology from key national systems

CBS News exclusively obtained a Pentagon memo from earlier this month that went out to several senior defense leaders and commanders. It ordered the removal of Anthropic's AI technology from key national systems. Jo Ling Kent reports.

Microsoft backs AI firm Anthropic in legal battle against Pentagon

<p>Tech company filed amicus brief in support of Anthropic’s effort to overturn an aggressive Pentagon designation</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/microsoft">Microsoft</a> has thrown its weight behind Anthropic’s legal challenge against the Pentagon, filing a court brief in support of the AI company’s effort to overturn an aggressive designation that effectively bars it from government work.</p><p>In an <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72379655/32/anthropic-pbc-v-us-department-of-war/">amicus brief</a> submitted to a federal court in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/san-francisco">San Francisco</a> this week, Microsoft, which integrates Anthropic’s AI tools into systems it provides to the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military">US military</a>, argued that a temporary restraining order was necessary to prevent serious disruption to suppliers whose products rely on the AI company’s technology. Google, Amazon, Apple and ...

The Download: how AI is used for military targeting, and the Pentagon’s war on Claude

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Defense official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions  The US military might use generative AI systems to rank targets and recommend which to strike first, according to a Defense Department…

Internal Pentagon memo orders military commanders to remove Anthropic AI technology from key systems - CBS News

AI policy's new power center

<p>The Pentagon is turning procurement into policy, staking its claim as Washington's most powerful <a href="https://www.axios.com/technology/automation-and-ai" target="_blank">AI</a> player with its decision to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/27/anthropic-pentagon-supply-chain-risk-claude" target="_blank">ditch</a> <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/11/anthropic-dc-presence" target="_blank">Anthropic</a>.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>As lawmakers debate guardrails, the Pentagon showed how it can reshape the AI industry with a single contract decision.</p><hr><ul><li>The Defense Department is the federal government's biggest tech buyer, and its requirements for companies to win contracts can become de facto rules and spread beyond military systems.</li><li>In a regulatory vacuum, defense contracts speak the loudest.</li></ul><p><strong>What they're saying: </strong>"The biggest question is: What kind of business partner does the government want to be?" Jessica T...