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Contractors allege Lewandowski sought payments tied to DHS contracts

Contractors allege Lewandowski sought payments tied to DHS contracts

Multiple Department of Homeland Security contractors complained to senior White House officials that Corey Lewandowski, a close ally of President Donald Trump and top adviser to former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, sought personal payments tied to the DHS contracting process, according to an NBC News investigation published 19 March

Trump bans Anthropic from federal use, designates AI firm a supply-chain risk

Trump bans Anthropic from federal use, designates AI firm a supply-chain risk

President Trump on Saturday, 28 February 2026, ordered every federal agency to stop using Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology and directed the DOD to designate the company a supply-chain risk, a label normally reserved for firms from adversary nations such as China, reports the Wall Street Journal. The dramatic

The Defense Production Act and the Pentagon’s Anthropic pressure campaign, explained

The Defense Production Act and the Pentagon’s Anthropic pressure campaign, explained

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly given Anthropic a blunt choice: open its Claude AI technology for unrestricted military use by Friday or risk losing its government contract and being labeled a supply chain risk, reports the Federal News Network. Pentagon officials have also floated an escalation that would turn

Palantir link pulls Anthropic into Pentagon “all lawful uses” showdown

Palantir link pulls Anthropic into Pentagon “all lawful uses” showdown

A behind-the-scenes dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon has escalated into talk of punitive action, with Palantir’s role as a key deployment channel sitting at the center of the rupture. Senior administration officials have discussed barring the AI startup from military use, according to reporting cited by Semafor. They

White House moves to tighten HHS management ahead of midterms

White House moves to tighten HHS management ahead of midterms

The White House and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. are reshuffling senior leadership at HHS ahead of the midterm elections to tighten operations and sharpen the department’s public message, reports the Wall Street Journal. Chief among these is the elevation of Chris Klomp, the administration’

CNO: "I need my stuff"

CNO: "I need my stuff"

Defense One's Lauren C Williams covers the WEST Conference in San Diego, where Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle delivered a blunt message to the maritime industrial base: if the Navy awards a contract, industry must deliver on schedule. Caudle urged more transparent negotiations upfront, arguing that