Trump administration asks court to reimpose Anthropic supply chain risk designation

The Trump administration has filed an appeal challenging a federal judge's temporary block on the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation for AI firm Anthropic. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin halted the designation last week, siding with Anthropic's challenge to the Pentagon's security determination. The designation restricts how federal agencies can work with Anthropic and signals concerns about potential national security vulnerabilities in the company's operations or foreign connections. The appeal signals the administration's intent to restore the Pentagon's authority to impose such restrictions on AI companies deemed security risks. The case will likely determine how aggressively the federal government can regulate which technology firms federal agencies can contract with or depend upon.