The National Security Agency is using Anthropic's most powerful model yet, Mythos Preview , despite top officials at the Department of Defense — which oversees the NSA — insisting the company is a "supply chain risk," two sources tell Axios.

Why it matters: The government's cybersecurity needs appear to be outweighing the Pentagon's feud with Anthropic

The department moved in February to cut off Anthropic and force its vendors to follow suit. That case is ongoing.

The military is now broadening its use of Anthropic's tools while simultaneously arguing in court that using those tools threatens U.S.…