The 'supply chain risk' label is not a performance review — it is a procurement exclusion with no obvious appeal path. By invoking it, the Pentagon created a template for how safety guardrails can be framed as a national security liability rather than a product feature. Legal experts anticipate a court challenge that could reset procurement norms, but the six-month agency transition period signals the administration is managing a fait accompli, not awaiting a ruling. The companies reading this designation are not calculating whether Anthropic was treated fairly — they…