Markey Demands Immediate Congressional Action to Reverse DOD Designation of Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk

Washington (February 27, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee released the following statement after the Department of Defense (DOD) stated that it intends to terminate its contract with Anthropic and label the company a "supply-chain risk," as direct retaliation to Anthropic maintaining its requests for safeguards against DOD's use of Anthropic's AI model for mass surveillance and autonomous-weapons deployment.

"The Trump administration's decision to label Anthropic a supply chain risk is a reckless and unprecedented attempt to destroy an American AI company. This is not a routine classification - it is an attempt to cripple an American firm for requesting legitimate safeguards on use of its AI model. That is unacceptable. I'm calling for immediate congressional action to reverse this decision."

Senator Markey, along with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), today wrote to Hegseth urging DOD to drop its week-long intimidation campaign against Anthropic and engage in good-faith negotiations with all of its AI contractors.

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