# Anthropic CEO Visits White House as Three Federal Agencies Work Around Pentagon Blacklist - slug: anthropic-ceo-visits-white-house-as-three-federal-agencies-work-around-pentagon-blacklist - date: 2026-04-17 - category: Artificial Intelligence The Pentagon banned Anthropic for refusing to remove safety guardrails. Three agencies are now drafting legal workarounds to access those guardrails anyway. ---