Jack Clark, co-founder and head of public interest at Anthropic, participated in a closed-door roundtable with the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security on March 19. The meeting, described as "friendly," focused on AI model distillation and export controls, steering clear of disputes over Pentagon contracts. This session marks the beginning of a series of discussions between the committee and AI industry leaders, aimed at enhancing critical infrastructure security and cybersecurity. The shift to a closed-door format, as explained by committee spokesperson Anna Holland, is intended to foster more substantive discussions. This meeting comes as Anthropic, under Clark's leadership, seeks to expand its government relations in Washington amid ongoing legal challenges with the Pentagon over security concerns related to its workforce.