Anthropic brings Claude to civilian agencies as its fight with the Pentagon drags on
Anthropic launches Claude for Government for US civilian federal and state agencies in FedRAMP High environments while the Pentagon maintains its Claude ban.
Anthropic is offering Claude for Government to US federal and state civilian agencies, running in a FedRAMP High environment after an open beta that began in July. The launch excludes the Pentagon, which banned Claude and labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk over the company's refusal to drop bans on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Courts have split on the legality of the designations, with a judge striking down one and an appeals court upholding the other. Agency deployments include per-department budget caps, model access controls, audit logs, two-person approval for sensitive actions, and chats kept on agency devices.
- Claude for Government runs in FedRAMP High environment, open beta since July
- Pentagon bans Claude, having labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk in March
- Courts split on designations; appeals court upheld one, judge struck down other
- Agencies pay per use with admin budget caps, audit logs, two-person approval
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Anthropic is now offering Claude for Government to US federal and state agencies. The platform has been in open beta since July and runs in a FedRAMP High environment, the strictest US cloud security level.
It targets civilian agencies because the Pentagon bans Claude. In March, it labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk after the company refused to drop its bans on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Trump ordered all agencies to drop Claude, but the military still used it in the Iran war before removing it. In late August, a San Francisco judge struck down one of two designations as unlawful retaliation. In late September, a Washington appeals court upheld the other. CEO Dario Amodei's dinner with Trump on Sunday suggests tensions are easing, but that may not last.
Agencies get the same features as enterprise customers and pay for what they use, with fixed caps. Admins set budgets and model access per department, with audit logs and two-person approval for sensitive actions. Chats stay on agency devices.
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