USA – According to a court filing, the Pentagon said that the artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic’s use of foreign workforce poses national security risks. In a March 17 declaration, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael said employing foreign nationals, including many from China, “increases the degree of adversarial risk” should these […]
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Anthropic to Challenge US National Security Supply-Chain Risk Designation in Court
USA – Anthropic will challenge its designation as a US national security supply-chain risk in court, according to its CEO Dario Amodei. The designation followed a dispute between the firm and the US Department of Defense over how its AI models, known as Claude, could be used in military contexts. Anthropic said it was informed […]
Pentagon Announces $6.52 Billion in Foreign Military Sales to Israel
ISRAEL – The Pentagon announced on Friday that the US State Department had approved a potential foreign military sales to Israel totaling about $6.52 billion. The approvals include a possible sale of AH-64E Apache helicopters and related equipment worth an estimated $3.8 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement. Boeing and Lockheed […]
About the American $901B Defense Policy Bill
USA – On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed the $901 billion defense policy bill, in a measure outlining the Pentagon’s policies. The bill cleared the lower chamber in a 312-112 vote, sending it to the Senate for consideration. Key provisions in the 3,086-page bill include $800 million for Ukraine – $400 million for […]
Dozens of Pentagon Reporters Refuse to Sign New Media Rules
USA – On Wednesday, dozens of Pentagon reporters returned their budges after refusing to agree on new restrictive media rules set by the Defense Department. “Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said in a statement. The deadline to […]
The New Pentagon Rules on Media Access
USA – The Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth outlined the new Pentagon rules on media access to its halls, stressing that the press doesn’t run the Pentagon and everyone must follow the rules or go home. “The ‘press’ does not run the Pentagon – the people do. The press is no longer allowed to roam […]
