Trump Orders 2-Plus AI Providers for National Security as Pentagon-Anthropic Feud Deepens
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5
Trump Orders 2-Plus AI Providers for National Security as Pentagon-Anthropic Feud Deepens
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5
Summary
A Friday memo from President Donald Trump tells U.S. national security agencies to prioritize using more than one AI provider, after Anthropic had been the only vendor cleared for classified military work.
The directive aims to prevent disruptions once AI tools are embedded in security systems, making supplier diversification a resilience requirement rather than a procurement preference.
It also orders agencies to stop working with companies that try to subvert the chain of command, directly addressing issues exposed by the Pentagon-Anthropic dispute.
The memo builds on NSPM-11 issued earlier Friday, which broadly pushed faster AI adoption across national security while stressing secure, reliable and accountable systems.
As the US accelerates military AI, how will it prevent a new global arms race?
How can AI accountability be enforced within top-secret programs shielded from public oversight?
Trump’s 2026 AI Executive Order: Voluntary Security Reviews, Deregulation, and the New U.S. Cybersecurity Framework
Overview
On June 2, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order called 'Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security,' marking a new era for U.S. AI policy. The order aims to speed up the adoption and secure use of advanced AI, especially in national security and critical infrastructure. The administration chose a deregulatory approach to keep the U.S. competitive and avoid slowing innovation with strict government rules. A key feature is a voluntary 30-day pre-release review for 'frontier' AI models, letting developers submit their models for security checks before public release, balancing innovation with proactive security.