# Pentagon CTO ‘pretty confident’ about life after Anthropic

- slug: pentagon-cto-pretty-confident-about-life-after-anthropic-breaking-defense
- date: 2026-03-18
- category: Artificial Intelligence

When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic 180 days to comply with the supply chain risk designation, it looked like a countdown to an existential moment for the company.

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