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Battlefield Contractors Confront Risks After High Court Ruling
Bloomberg Law - Defense contractors are poised to reconsider their approaches to risk and contract pricing, in light of the US Supreme Court’s decision...
Supreme Court Holds that Federal Law Does Not Preempt State Tort Claims When the Contractor’s Own Negligence Causes Injuries
Former Army Specialist Winston Hencely sued Fluor Corporation under South Carolina law after Fluor’s negligent supervision of a Taliban operative led to a suicide...
New Suit Seeks to Enjoin EO 14398: Implications for Government Contractors
Blank Rome - Less than one month after the issuance of Executive Order 14398, “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors,” a coalition of academic...
Contractors Sue to Block Trump’s Federal DEI Executive Order
Government Executive - A coalition that includes the National Association of Minority Contractors and several higher education groups on Monday filed a lawsuit to...
Appeals Court Rebuffs Anthropic in Latest Round of Its AI Battle with the Trump Administration
Federal News Network - A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block the Pentagon from blacklisting artificial intelligence company Anthropic. This decision diverges...
Pentagon’s Ouster of Anthropic Opens Doors for Small AI Rivals
Defense News - Small defense industry artificial intelligence startups are suddenly fielding calls from generals, combatant commanders, and deep-pocketed investors, after the souring relationship...
Vendors Struggle to Navigate the Anthropic Ban’s Fallout
NextGov/FCW - The ongoing dispute between Anthropic and the administration has rocked the Washington, D.C., artificial intelligence vendor landscape, leading to uncertainty in contracting...
The Department’s War with Anthropic: Litigation Update
Fluet - On Thursday, March 26, 2026, U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin of the Northern District of California granted Anthropic’s motion for a...
Judge Questions Pentagon’s “Troubling” Anthropic Actions
Axios - A federal judge on Tuesday called the Pentagon's treatment of Anthropic "troubling," as the AI company urged the court to pause the...
DOD-Anthropic Fallout Sends Warning Signal to Contractors
Blank Rome - The Trump administration's recent designation of Anthropic as a national security supply chain risk sends a message to government contractors: either...
Anthropic Says Trump Ban Puts Federal Contractor Partnerships ‘in Jeopardy’
FedScoop - Anthropic’s relationships with other federal contractors face irreparable harm following the Trump administration’s governmentwide ban on the company and determination that it’s...
Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration’s Actions to Dismantle Voice of America Are Illegal
Federal News Network - A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media,...
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