# Scott Bessent

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## Timeline

- **2026-03-02**: Treasury & FHFA Exit — Secretary Scott Bessent and Director William Pulte confirm their agencies are terminating Anthropic use.
- **2026-03-02**: State Department Memo — Internal memo reveals StateChat will transition immediately to OpenAI's GPT-4.1.
- **2026-02-27**: Executive Order Issued — President Trump directs government agencies to stop all work with Anthropic technology.
- **2026-02-27**: Pentagon Risk Designation — The Defense Department declares Anthropic a supply-chain risk and OpenAI announces a classified network deal.

## Recent coverage (3 stories)

### FCC cites cyber threat in banning 2 new Chinese robot types
2026-07-29 02:31:02 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Explicitly citing risks of data theft and cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, the FCC has barred new Chinese humanoid and quadruped robots, plus grid-connected inverters, signaling a new front in supply chain cybersecurity.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/fcc-cyber-threat-ban-2-chinese-robot-types

### Fable 5 Jailbreak: 1 Vulnerability Halts Anthropic’s Global AI Access
2026-06-14 14:08:04 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

Amazon researchers jailbroke Anthropic's seemingly secure Fable 5 model, extracting cyberattack-helper information. The CEO notified the Treasury, spurring a global ban on foreign use of Anthropic’s top-tier AI. This event exposes a critical gap in AI safety and signals that no frontier model is immune to adversary exploitation.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/cyber-anthropic-fable5-jailbreak-global-ban

### US Agencies Purge Anthropic for OpenAI Following Trump Executive Order
2026-03-03 02:13:31 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

The US State Department, Treasury, and Federal Housing Finance Agency are terminating all use of Anthropic’s AI products following a direct order from President Donald Trump. The State Department is transitioning its 'StateChat' tool to OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, while the Pentagon has designated Anthropic a 'supply-chain risk' after a dispute over technology guardrails.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/us-state-department-openai-anthropic-phase-out

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