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Did the government ban Anthropic from federal contracts?

Reports indicate that following the shutdown, the administration restricted Anthropic from federal use and shifted government business toward OpenAI, whose leadership had reportedly been more actively pursuing defense-related contracts, raising questions about whether this was retaliation dressed up as safety enforcement.

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