Washington – A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction in response to a motion by Anthropic PBC, which challenged the U.S. Government’s designation of the company as a supply chain risk following a procurement dispute.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined with the Information Technology Industry Council, SIIA and TechNet in amicus briefs filed in California and Washington DC, pointing out the dangers to the U.S. economy and to innovation if a government agency is able to use a tool normally reserved for foreign adversaries to blacklist a U.S. company on the basis of a perceived dispute.
The Pentagon’s means of blacklisting Anthropic without following typical procurement procedures had raised concerns across the technology sector.
The following can be attributed to CCIA President & CEO Matt Schruers:
“This ruling underscores the need to use existing procurement laws to resolve contract disagreements. It is reassuring to all companies that do business with the government, or in defense-related supply chains, that political retaliation against free enterprise will be met with considerable judicial scrutiny.”
