# US State Department

Type: Company

Source: SaaS Intelligence Brief — https://getsaasbrief.com/entity/us-state-department-e9529a
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## Timeline

- **2026-03-03**: StateChat Migration — Internal memo reveals the State Department is switching StateChat to GPT-4.1.
- **2026-03-02**: Treasury & FHFA Exit — Secretary Scott Bessent and Director William Pulte confirm termination of Anthropic products.
- **2026-02-27**: Executive Order Issued — President Trump directs government agencies to stop work with Anthropic over guardrail disputes.
- **2026-02-27**: OpenAI Classified Deal — OpenAI announces a deal to deploy technology in the Defense Department's classified network.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### Australia's 2.5% news tax clips cloud momentum for SaaS giants
2026-08-05 01:40:50 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

While the news levy directly taxes ad revenue, its inclusion of Microsoft’s LinkedIn and the chilling effect on digital services tax globally threaten the cloud and SaaS ecosystem. Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure face a regulatory ripple as Australia’s policy tests the boundaries of extraterritorial taxation.
Full story: https://getsaasbrief.com/story/australia-news-levy-saas-cloud-regulatory-impact

### US Agencies Pivot to OpenAI as Trump Bans Anthropic Over Guardrail Dispute
2026-03-03 02:14:41 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

The US State Department and other federal agencies are terminating all contracts with Anthropic following an executive order from President Donald Trump. The move, which labels the AI startup a 'supply-chain risk,' sees OpenAI's GPT-4.1 becoming the primary model for government chatbots and classified networks.
Full story: https://getsaasbrief.com/story/us-state-department-openai-anthropic-ban

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