HISTORICAL OBSERVATION / ROW 66

Anthropic outspends OpenAI on Q1 2026 federal lobbying ($1.6M vs $1M, both record-high) — topics include AI procurement, DoD procurement, supply chain risk, "acceptable use policy"

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Observed: Apr 26, 2026
Original stage: Funded
Source: Axios / Issue One / federal LDA disclosures
Actor label: Anthropic + OpenAI lobbyists; House + Senate offices (recipients)
Original source type: Press

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/anthropic-outspends-openai-biggest-lobbying-quarter

Record provenance

Historical tracker · Signals sheet · row 66

Snapshot through 2026-06-19. Original stage labels are historical annotations; source availability and current status may differ.

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