White House Moves to Purge Anthropic AI From Federal Government

The White House is gearing up to kick Anthropic out of the federal government. An executive order is being prepared that would formally instruct all federal agencies to rip out Anthropic's AI tools from their operations, according to sources who spoke to Axios.

The move would represent a significant escalation against one of the leading AI companies. Anthropic, the maker of Claude, has been building relationships across government — and this order would effectively slam that door shut.

Details on the specific reasoning behind the ban remain thin. The executive order would make the removal an official directive rather than informal guidance, giving it real teeth across the federal bureaucracy.

For Anthropic, losing the entire U.S. government as a customer would be a major blow. For the broader AI industry, it's a signal that Washington is willing to play favorites — or pick enemies.