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Inside the next generation of CCN contracts and what it means for the provider ecosystem.
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March 7, 2026
CMS Just Dropped the ClaimsCore RFP. The Last Time They Tried This, They Spent $40 Million and Failed.
CMS released an RFP to replace four decades-old legacy claims processing systems with a single commercial platform. This procurement learned from previous federal failures, emphasizing competition, prototypes, and COTS over custom development.
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The Anthropic Ban: What the Numbers Actually Say
Hard data on the Pentagon's Anthropic designation: market penetration, enterprise exposure, legal precedent, and the double standard created in a single evening.
February 27, 2026
The Opening Act
The Anthropic fight was never about one company. It was a warning.
February 26, 2026
The Pentagon Is Trying to Blacklist the AI It Can't Live Without
The Pentagon's complicated relationship with AI it simultaneously depends on and wants to restrict.
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