US Government Imposes Strict AI Contract Rules

The Trump administration has established strict rules for civilian artificial intelligence contracts, requiring AI companies to allow 'any lawful' use of their models by the U.S. government. This development follows a dispute between the United States===United States Department of Defense and Anthropic, where Anthropic's insistence on safeguards was deemed excessive. Consequently, the United States===United States Department of Defense designated Anthropic a 'supply-chain risk,' barring government contractors from using its technology for military work. The United States===General Services Administration (GSA) has also terminated Anthropic's OneGov deal, ending its availability to federal branches. The new guidelines, which mirror potential Pentagon measures for military contracts, mandate that contractors must not encode partisan judgments into AI systems and must disclose any non-U.S. federal compliance modifications.