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OpenAI agrees to deploy its models on Department of War classified networks

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Source: OpenAIAlso reported by TechCrunch

Hours after Anthropic was cut off, OpenAI announced an agreement to run its models on classified Department of War networks. OpenAI says the deal is cloud-only, keeps its safety stack in place, embeds cleared OpenAI staff, and bars mass domestic surveillance, directing fully autonomous weapons and high-stakes automated decisions; a 2 March update added explicit contract language against intentional domestic surveillance of US persons.

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OpenAI won classified Department of War work while keeping limits in its contract, including a 2 March clause against intentional domestic surveillance of US persons.

When
27 Feb 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0025
Who
OpenAI, Department of War

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from OpenAI and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 7 Oct 2026.

Read the original at OpenAI

Source copy: download the page text as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2026-0025: “OpenAI agrees to deploy its models on Department of War classified networks.” wheresthe.ai, 27 Feb 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-openai-dow-classified-agreement-2026-02/ (source: OpenAI).

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