September 9, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

Well supported

Bessent Sidelines Treasury's Own AI Adviser After He Warned Industry About White House Policy

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this summer reassigned Chief Information Officer Sam Corcos away from AI policy work and barred him from further industry contact on the subject, after Corcos held unauthorized...

March 9, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Confirmed

Anthropic Sues the Pentagon Over a 'Supply Chain Risk' Label It Says Punishes Its AI Safety Stance

On March 9, 2026, the AI company Anthropic filed two federal suits challenging the Defense Department's designation of it as a supply chain risk, a label that bars federal contractors from using its Claude models. The...