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≈$120.6M Department of Defense

U.S. Army: ~$120.6M to prototype AI/ML algorithms — a federal contract with ECS Federal (USAspending)

The U.S. Army awarded a research-and-development contract to design and develop prototypes of artificial-intelligence/machine-learning (AI/ML) algorithms to federal IT services firm ECS Federal, LLC. The value is about $120.6 million ($120,575,059), among the largest AI-related federal contracts.

The U.S. Army contracted for R&D to design and develop AI/ML algorithm prototypes
Awarded to ECS Federal, LLC (a federal IT services firm)
Value ~$120.6M ($120,575,059), definitive contract, April 2020–March 2027

≈$106.7M Department of the Interior

IT/AI/ML support for the DoD CIO: ~$106.7M via an Interior Department acquisition (USAspending)

A ~$106.7 million ($106,725,460) federal contract for IT, AI, and ML support services for the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO). It was awarded through the Department of the Interior's acquisition arm, with Tuknik Government Services LLC as recipient.

IT/AI/ML support services contract for the DoD CIO, ~$106.7M ($106,725,460)
Recipient Tuknik Government Services LLC, definitive contract, December 2020–March 2025
Awarded by the Department of the Interior = an example of "assisted acquisition" on behalf of another agency (DoD CIO)

≈$25.7M Department of Defense

Omnibus procurement for Cyber Analytics and Detection (CAD) maintenance, development, and AI/ML integration — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Army awarded this federal contract for the maintenance and development of Cyber Analytics and Detection (CAD)—a defensive system that uses data analysis to spot signs of cyberattacks—together with AI/ML integration, bundled into a single (omnibus) procurement. The recipient is ENLIGHTEN IT CONSULTING LLC, valued at about $1.75 million.

The recipient is ENLIGHTEN IT CONSULTING LLC; the awarding agency is the U.S. Department of Defense / Department of the Army.
The contract value is $1,745,173 (about $1.75 million); the contract identifier (PIID) is W909MY26F0009.
The scope is an omnibus procurement for the maintenance and development of Cyber Analytics and Detection (CAD) plus AI/ML integration.

≈$13.7M Department of Commerce

USPTO invests ~$13.65M in "Patent AI" to modernize patent examination — AI assistant tools for examiners (USAspending)

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded a contract for "Patent AI" — AI assistant tools to modernize patent examination — to Four Points Technology, worth about $13.65 million ($13,651,931). A one-year BPA call starting June 2026. One of the front lines of bringing AI into administrative practice, supporting examiners against a vast body of prior art.

The USPTO awarded "Patent AI," AI assistant tools for modernizing patent examination, to Four Points Technology. ~$13.65M ($13,651,931).
A BPA call (an order under a Blanket Purchase Agreement), performance June 29, 2026 – June 28, 2027.
Patent examination = matching against vast prior art = one of the administrative tasks where AI search/classification support pays off most.

≈$16.4M Department of Defense

DoD (WHS): ~$14.4M for IT, AI and ML support services — a federal contract with Leisnoi (USAspending)

The Department of Defense's Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) awarded about $14.4M ($14,358,633) for IT, AI and ML program support services to Leisnoi Professional Services, LLC. The original scope states it is a non-personal services contract.

DoD's Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) procured IT, AI and ML support services
Value ~$14.4M, period of performance September 2025–April 2026
Original scope explicitly states a "non-personal services contract"

≈$11.3M Department of Defense

Air Force: ~$9.77M for "explainable AI and autonomy" research (HAARDCORE) — a federal contract with the University of Dayton (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force awarded about $9.77M ($9,767,131) for operationally relevant, explainable AI and autonomy R&D (HAARDCORE). Recipient: the University of Dayton. University research centered on AI that can explain why it reached a decision.

Air Force funded explainable AI and autonomy R&D (HAARDCORE)
AI that can explain "why" is essential to trust in high-stakes settings
"Operationally relevant" — mindful of usefulness in real operations

≈$91.2M Department of Defense

Palantir: ~$91.2M to test an "end-to-end" approach to AI for defense — a U.S. Army contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Army awarded a ~$91.2 million ($91,176,844) contract to data-analytics major Palantir USG, Inc. to test an "end-to-end" approach to AI for defense use cases — an example of a large defense AI contract involving a well-known AI/data company.

The U.S. Army contracted to test an "end-to-end" AI approach for defense
Recipient Palantir USG, Inc. (a data-analytics/AI company widely used across U.S. government and defense)
~$91.2M ($91,176,844), definitive contract, September 2020–November 2022

≈$67.9M Department of Defense

U.S. Army: ~$57.9M to research through operate-and-maintain AI/ML models — a new ECS Federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Army awarded a ~$57.9 million ($57,850,069) contract to ECS Federal, LLC to research, develop, modify, deploy, operate, and maintain AI/ML algorithms and models — AI/ML support across the full lifecycle, following the firm's earlier contract.

The U.S. Army contracted, in one package, to research through operate-and-maintain AI/ML models
Recipient ECS Federal, LLC, ~$57.9M ($57,850,069), January 2025–January 2027
Full-lifecycle AI/ML support, including "operate and maintain," not just "build"

≈$47.8M Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs: ~$47.8M for AI-driven IT operations (AIOps) — a Swish Data contract (USAspending)

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a ~$47.8 million ($47,795,668) contract to Swish Data Corporation to deploy ScienceLogic's "AIOps (AI operations)" solution — a leading example of practical AI use outside defense (IT operations automation).

The VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) adopted AI-driven IT operations ("AIOps")
Recipient Swish Data Corporation (ScienceLogic's AIOps product)
~$47.8M ($47,795,668), delivery order, September 2020–September 2025

≈$44.1M Department of Commerce

USPTO: ~$44M to improve patent search with AI — a contract with Accenture Federal (USAspending)

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO / Department of Commerce) awarded a ~$44 million ($44,076,744) contract to Accenture Federal Services LLC to improve patent search with artificial intelligence — a leading example of AI use outside defense (making patent examination more efficient).

USPTO (Department of Commerce) contracted to improve patent search with AI
Recipient Accenture Federal Services LLC (Accenture's federal subsidiary)
~$44M ($44,076,744), delivery order, October 2019–April 2023

≈$41.4M Department of Defense

U.S. Army: ~$41.4M for advanced "test & evaluation (T&E)" of AI/ML — a contract with MORSECORP (USAspending)

The U.S. Army awarded a ~$41.4 million ($41,434,075) contract to MORSECORP, INC for advanced test and evaluation (T&E) of rapidly advancing AI/ML — an example of government investment in the "evaluation" of AI performance and safety.

The U.S. Army contracted for advanced test and evaluation (T&E) of AI/ML
Recipient MORSECORP, INC, ~$41.4M ($41,434,075), August 2022–March 2026
Federal budget goes not only to "development" but also to "verification and evaluation" of AI

≈$34.6M Department of Defense

DoD CDAO: ~$13.9M to scale data and AI and run incident response — a federal contract with ByteCubed (USAspending)

A contract to support the Department of Defense's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) in scaling data, analytics and AI and running incident response (IR) teams. Awarded via the Army to ByteCubed, LLC, valued at about $13.9M ($13,888,126). Foundational support for data-driven decision making.

Support for DoD's CDAO (Chief Digital and AI Office) to scale data/AI and run incident response
Helps scale data, analytics and AI department-wide for data-driven decision making
Value ~$13.9M, 12-month base + 12-month option (June 2025–June 2026)

≈$28.4M Department of Commerce

USPTO: ~$28.4M for patent-search AI models — a new Accenture Federal contract under the "USPTO Efficiency Act" (USAspending)

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO / Department of Commerce) awarded a ~$28.4 million ($28,378,496) contract to Accenture Federal Services LLC for patent-search AI models and labor. The original scope states it is awarded "pursuant to the USPTO Efficiency Act," showing continued investment in patent-search AI.

USPTO (Department of Commerce) contracted for patent-search AI models and labor
Recipient Accenture Federal Services LLC, ~$28.4M ($28,378,496), July 2024–March 2027
Scope explicitly states "pursuant to the USPTO Efficiency Act" = backed by statute

≈$21.6M Department of the Interior

Interior: ~$21.6M for IT, AI and ML support services — a federal contract with Tuknik Government Services (USAspending)

The U.S. Department of the Interior awarded about $21.6M ($21,596,322) for information technology (IT), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) program support services to Tuknik Government Services LLC. Not a product buy — professional support for agency modernization.

Interior procured IT, AI and ML "program support services" (services, not a product)
Value ~$21.6M, period of performance roughly three years (March 2019–March 2022)
Much government AI budget flows into the staffing and know-how behind adoption

≈$21.1M Department of Defense

U.S. Army: ~$21.1M for AI "cognitive decision aids" — a federal contract to Camgian Corporation (USAspending)

The U.S. Army (DoD) is funding development of advanced data-driven "cognitive decision aids" and the tools/infrastructure to demonstrate them, plus an AI-based system framework and enabling tools to support implementing machine learning (ML). Recipient: Camgian Corporation; value ~$21.1M ($21,112,575).

The U.S. Army funds data-driven "cognitive decision aids" plus tools/infrastructure to demonstrate them
Also includes an AI-based system framework and enabling tools for ML implementation
Recipient: Camgian Corporation; definitive contract; February 2025 – November 2027

≈$16.6M Department of Health and Human Services

CMS (Medicare & Medicaid): ~$16.6M for AI through machine-learned modeling (AIMM) — an Index Analytics contract (USAspending)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), under HHS, awarded a ~$16.6 million ($16,567,089) contract to Index Analytics LLC for "AIMM (Artificial Intelligence through Machine Learned Modeling)" — an example of AI use in the health-insurance domain.

CMS (the Medicare & Medicaid agency under HHS) contracted for AI/ML modeling "AIMM"
Recipient Index Analytics LLC, ~$16.6M ($16,567,089), September 2023–September 2026
Award type is a BPA call (an order under a blanket purchase agreement)

≈$15.9M Department of Defense

DARPA: ~$15.9M for the AI research program "AIR" — a contract with Northrop Grumman (USAspending)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a ~$15.9 million ($15,915,495) contract for the AI research program "Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR)" to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation — an example of DARPA as a driver of U.S. cutting-edge AI research.

DARPA contracted Northrop Grumman for the AI research program "AIR"
~$15.9M ($15,915,495), definitive contract, February 2024–February 2028
DARPA is a central U.S. agency for advanced-technology research and invests continuously in AI

≈$14.8M Department of Defense

U.S. Air Force: ~$14.8M for AI-enhanced workflows — a Mile Two contract, SBIR Phase III (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force awarded a ~$14.8 million ($14,788,874) contract to Mile Two LLC for AI-enhanced workflows and processes. Designated SBIR Phase III (Small Business Innovation Research), it shows AI use at the commercialization stage of research results.

The U.S. Air Force contracted for AI-enhanced workflows and processes
Recipient Mile Two LLC, ~$14.8M ($14,788,874), January 2021–January 2026
"SBIR3" = Phase III of SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) — the commercialization stage

≈$13.3M Department of Commerce

USPTO: ~$13.3M for patent-search AI — a federal contract with Accenture Federal (USAspending)

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO, Department of Commerce) awarded about $13.3M ($13,293,563) for patent-search AI models and labor to Accenture Federal Services. Per the original scope, the action is awarded pursuant to the USPTO Efficiency Act.

USPTO (Patent and Trademark Office, Dept. of Commerce) procured patent-search AI models and labor
Value ~$13.3M, definitive contract, May 2023–June 2024
Original scope states it is awarded pursuant to the USPTO Efficiency Act

≈$12.9M Department of the Treasury

IRS: ~$12.9M for data analytics and AI on "emerging compliance issues" — a federal contract to ASR Analytics (USAspending)

The U.S. Treasury's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funded support for rising demand for data and analytical services across its business units — including new data sources needed for analytics and AI. An example of AI use at a civilian (non-defense) agency. Recipient: ASR Analytics, LLC; value ~$12.9M ($12,874,960).

The IRS (U.S. tax authority) funds data-analytics and AI support for "emerging compliance issues"
Demand for data/analytics is rising across all business units, including new data sources for analytics/AI
Recipient: ASR Analytics, LLC; BPA call; September 2020 – March 2026

≈$12.7M Department of Defense

Army: ~$12.7M for maneuver/reconnaissance AI/ML "SPOONMAN" — a federal contract with Expedition Technology (USAspending)

The U.S. Army awarded about $12.7M ($12,703,860) for AI/ML-enabling technologies for expeditionary maneuver and air/ground reconnaissance, titled "SPOONMAN." Recipient: Expedition Technology. An R&D contract of up to five years under an Army Research Laboratory (ARL) BAA.

The Army funded maneuver/reconnaissance AI/ML technologies named "SPOONMAN"
Awarded under an Army Research Laboratory (ARL) BAA (topic ARL-BAA-0037)
Value ~$12.7M, up-to-five-year period of performance April 2024–April 2029

≈$12.4M Department of Veterans Affairs

VA: ~$12.4M for colonoscopy cancer-detection AI — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded about $12.4M ($12,379,500) for AI machines to assist in detecting cancer during colonoscopy procedures. Recipient: Veterans Healthcare Supply Solutions. A federal contract showing AI deployed in clinical care.

The VA procured AI machines to assist cancer detection in colonoscopy
Value ~$12.4M, definitive contract, September 2022–September 2023
The VA is one of the largest healthcare providers in the U.S. (nationwide hospital network)

≈$12M Department of Defense

DoD Washington Headquarters Services: ~$12.0M for IT, AI, and ML programmatic support (USAspending)

Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), which provides administrative and enterprise services to the DoD's headquarters, ordered about $12.0 million ($12,022,390) for information technology (IT), AI, and machine-learning (ML) programmatic support services. The recipient is Koniag IT Systems. It supports the organizational adoption of AI/ML across DoD's management backbone.

WHS (providing enterprise services to DoD headquarters) ordered IT/AI/ML programmatic support
Value ~$12.0M, definitive contract, performance Mar–Sep 2025
Recipient: Koniag IT Systems

≈$10.8M Department of Defense

U.S. Air Force: ~$10.76M for a trustworthy-AI framework "FAITH-MD" — a federal contract with CACI (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force awarded about $10.76M ($10,759,769) for "FAITH-MD," a Framework for Artificial Intelligence Trustworthiness in Human-Machine Delegation. Recipient: government-IT major CACI. A federal contract focused on AI trustworthiness and responsible use.

The Air Force procured a framework for AI trustworthiness in human-machine delegation (FAITH-MD)
Value ~$10.76M, definitive contract, April 2023–December 2026
Focused on trustworthiness/responsible use, not raw AI performance

≈$10.5M Department of Defense

Army: ~$10.5M for quantum & AI next-generation armament research — a federal contract with Stevens Institute of Technology (USAspending)

The U.S. Army awarded about $10.5M ($10,484,496) for research on next-generation armament systems using quantum technologies and AI. Recipient: Stevens Institute of Technology — a university, not a company. A government cutting-edge R&D contract.

The Army funded research combining quantum and AI for next-generation armament systems
Value ~$10.5M, period of performance October 2023–March 2026
Recipient is a university (Stevens Institute of Technology), i.e., an R&D contract

≈$10.1M Department of Defense

DARPA: ~$10.1M for the "AIR (AI Reinforcements)" program, Phase 1 — a federal contract with Systems & Technology Research (USAspending)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded about $10.1M ($10,103,719) for Phase 1 of an AI program titled "Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR)." Recipient: Systems & Technology Research LLC. An early-phase, DARPA-style cutting-edge AI research contract.

DARPA funded Phase 1 of its AI program "AIR (AI Reinforcements)"
Value ~$10.1M, multi-year period of performance February 2024–February 2028
Recipient: Systems & Technology Research LLC

≈$1.5M Department of Health and Human Services

AI/ML support services for HRSA's fraud detection and management platform by NODE.DIGITAL LLC — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract under which the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) engaged NODE.DIGITAL LLC for roughly $1.47 million to provide artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) support services for a fraud detection and management platform.

The contracting agency is the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which supports health services and grant programs.
The vendor is NODE.DIGITAL LLC, and the contract is valued at about $1.47 million ($1,471,680).
The work covers AI (artificial intelligence) and ML (machine learning) support for a fraud detection and management platform.

≈$9.1M Department of Defense

Army: ~$9.08M to build an AI Manufacturing Research center (AIMR-2C) — a design-build contract at Wright-Patterson AFB (USAspending)

The U.S. Army awarded about $9.08M ($9,081,400) for the design-build construction of an "AI Manufacturing Research Capability Center (AIMR-2C, Building 653)" at Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB), Ohio. Recipient: Butt Construction Company. An example of public AI spending reaching buildings and facilities.

The Army is building an "AI Manufacturing Research center (AIMR-2C)" via design-build
Located at Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB), Ohio, Building 653
Value ~$9.08M, period of performance January 2026–December 2027

≈$8.9M Department of Defense

Missile Defense Agency buys a data/AI analytics platform from Palantir USG — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Palantir USG Inc. about $3.95M ($3,950,000) for a data/AI platform to build analytics and AI-enabled data products that create "decision advantage" for the agency at both the SECRET and UNCLASSIFIED levels.

Procurement of a data/AI analytics platform for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Aim is "decision advantage" via analytics and AI-enabled data products
Scope spans both the SECRET and UNCLASSIFIED levels

≈$8.4M Department of Defense

MDA's DEDAIM contract drives AI-enhanced modeling and simulation through digital engineering — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. about $2.59 million for "DEDAIM." The original text describes work centered on digital engineering to advance AI-enhanced modeling and simulation (M&S).

The buyer is the Missile Defense Agency (MDA); the recipient is Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.; the contract value is $2,589,971.
The project is named "DEDAIM" and centers on digital engineering to advance AI-enhanced modeling and simulation (M&S).
The contract type is a delivery order (an individual order placed under an existing broader contract).

≈$5.1M Department of Defense

U.S. Air Force orders "agentic AI" from Scale AI for the next airborne command post (E-4C/SAOC) — a ~$5.1M federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force ordered "agentic AI" from data-AI leader Scale AI for the "Survivable Airborne Operations Center" (E-4C/SAOC) program, about $5.1 million ($5,064,551). Agentic AI autonomously plans and executes multi-step tasks; applying it to a top-priority national-emergency command aircraft is notable.

U.S. Air Force ordered "agentic AI" from Scale AI for the next airborne command post (E-4C/SAOC)
Agentic AI = AI that plans steps toward a goal and autonomously executes a multi-stage task
SAOC is the successor to the E-4B ("Nightwatch") national-emergency command aircraft

≈$4.7M Department of Health and Human Services

HRSA: an AI chatbot and data engineering for its data warehouse — a ~$4.7M federal contract (USAspending)

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ordered about $4.7 million ($4,671,391) for data-warehouse enhancements, data refreshes, AI chatbot implementation, and data engineering. The recipient is Sapient Government Services. AI entering the data backbone of community health, maternal-child health, HIV/AIDS, and health-workforce programs.

HRSA is strengthening its data warehouse and adding an AI chatbot
Scope covers BPHC (primary care), MCHB (maternal & child health), HAB (HIV/AIDS), BHW (health workforce)
Value ~$4.7M, performance Mar 2026–Feb 2027, recipient Sapient Government Services

≈$4.1M Department of Health and Human Services

Deloitte to Build a Dedicated Research Practice for Evaluating CMS's AI Technologies — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract of about $2.33 million in which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) engages Deloitte Consulting to establish a dedicated research practice for evaluating and validating emerging AI technologies.

The buyer is CMS, the HHS agency that runs public health insurance; the awardee is Deloitte Consulting LLC; the value is about $2,327,918.
The goal is to establish a dedicated research practice for evaluating and validating emerging AI technologies.
The source frames AI as both a tremendous opportunity and a significant responsibility.

≈$2.3M Department of Health and Human Services

CMS tests AI for medical records with EPATHUSA (OCR, machine learning, NLP) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract in which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) tests whether AI technologies such as OCR, machine learning, and natural language processing can be applied to medical records. The contract was awarded to EPATHUSA, INC. for about $2.29 million.

Awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The purpose is to test whether AI such as OCR, machine learning, and natural language processing can be applied to medical records.
It is a feasibility-testing effort, not a full-scale deployment.

≈$2M Department of Defense

Applying Physics-Informed Generative AI to the Hypersonic Field — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract under which the U.S. Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded about $1.96 million to Cornerstone Research Group Inc. for work described as applying physics-informed generative AI to the hypersonic field.

The award comes from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), a Department of Defense component responsible for missile-defense technology.
The recipient is Cornerstone Research Group Inc., with a contract value of about $1.96 million.
The description points to applying physics-informed generative AI to the hypersonic field.

≈$9.5M Department of Defense

U.S. Air Force: ~$9.5M for AI "network visibility and real-time threat detection" — MixMode (SBIR Phase III) (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force (DoD) is funding AI-based network visibility and real-time threat detection to protect data, networks, net-centric capabilities, and designated systems against attacks on friendly networks. SBIR Phase III (commercialization stage); recipient MixMode Inc; value ~$9.5M ($9,511,740).

The U.S. Air Force funds AI network visibility and real-time threat detection (protecting friendly networks)
SBIR Phase III = deploying research results into actual operations or commercial use
Recipient: MixMode Inc; definitive contract; September 2025 – September 2026

≈$8.7M Department of Defense

Army research on AI/ML enabling technologies for expeditionary maneuver and air/ground reconnaissance — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Army (Department of Defense) funds research, development, test, and evaluation of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) technologies to support expeditionary maneuver and air/ground reconnaissance. Awarded through a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to Metron Incorporated.

The Army (DoD) is researching AI/ML enabling technologies for expeditionary maneuver and air/ground reconnaissance
The focus is on foundational "enabling technologies," not a finished product — an exploratory, pre-deployment stage
The contract covers research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E), i.e. technology development rather than procurement of a product

≈$8.3M Department of Justice

FBI: ~$8.3M for an AI proof of concept — a federal contract with Accenture Federal (USAspending)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI, Department of Justice) awarded about $8.3M ($8,336,751) for an AI "exploitation" proof of concept (PoC). Recipient: government digital-transformation firm Accenture Federal Services. An example of trial AI adoption in law enforcement.

The FBI (DOJ) procured an AI proof of concept (PoC)
Value ~$8.3M, period of performance September 2025–September 2026
A PoC is a small trial of feasibility/usefulness before full deployment

≈$8.3M Department of Defense

DLA: ~$8.28M for AI/ML transformation of the federal procurement system (PIEE) — a federal contract with Credence (USAspending)

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awarded about $8.28M ($8,275,478) to bring AI and machine learning (ML) into the government's e-procurement platform, PIEE (Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment). Recipient: Credence Management Solutions. An example of putting AI into the government's own business systems.

DLA funded AI/ML transformation of the federal procurement platform PIEE
PIEE handles DoD/federal contracting and procurement electronically at scale
Notably, AI goes into the government's own administrative/procurement work

≈$5.5M Department of the Treasury

U.S. Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service: ~$5.48M for data analytics and AI (Deloitte) (USAspending)

The U.S. Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service — which handles federal payments, collections, and accounting — awarded a ~$5.48 million ($5,479,913) IT contract for "data analytics and artificial intelligence" to Deloitte & Touche LLP. An example of data/AI use at a unit central to federal financial operations.

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (federal payments/collections/accounting) contracted for data analytics + AI
Recipient Deloitte & Touche LLP, ~$5.48M ($5,479,913), BPA call, January – September 2026
An example of data/AI use at a unit handling enormous financial and transaction data

≈$5M Department of Veterans Affairs

VA: an AI proof-of-concept for disability medical exams (MDE/ACE) — a ~$5.0M federal contract (USAspending)

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ordered about $5.0 million ($4,998,353) for an AI proof-of-concept (PoC) pilot applied to the "Acceptable Clinical Evidence" (ACE) process within Medical Disability Exams. The recipient is SteerBridge Strategies LLC. A case of trialing AI at the entry point to veterans' disability benefits.

VA is running an AI proof-of-concept (PoC) for disability Medical Disability Exams (MDE)
ACE = VA mechanism waiving an in-person exam when existing clinical evidence suffices (suits document review)
Value ~$5.0M, performance Aug 2025–Aug 2026, recipient SteerBridge Strategies

≈$3.9M Department of Veterans Affairs

VA: AI roleplay training for crisis-line responders (ReflexAI) — a ~$3.3M federal contract (USAspending)

The VA's Office of Suicide Prevention (OSP) ordered technical and functional support for AI-powered roleplaying simulation training for responders at the Veteran Crisis Line (VCL) call center, about $3.3 million ($3,285,000). The recipient is ThunderCat Technology (a ReflexAI solution). AI used to train responders — not to replace them.

The VA's Office of Suicide Prevention is adding AI roleplay training for Veteran Crisis Line (VCL) responders
Recipient ThunderCat Technology (a ReflexAI solution); ~$3.3M; performance Dec 2025–Dec 2026
AI supports the training of human responders — not the crisis conversations themselves

≈$3.7M Department of Defense

University of Maryland's Defense Department research on modeling "population complexity" with OSINT and LLMs for decision support — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $3.69 million research contract awarded by the Defense Department's Washington Headquarters Services to the University of Maryland, College Park. It explores using AI and large language models (LLMs) to analyze open-source information (OSINT and PAI) for decision support.

A research contract from the DoD's Washington Headquarters Services to the University of Maryland, College Park.
Valued at $3,691,895, running from September 26, 2025 to September 25, 2027.
Research on analyzing OSINT (open-source intelligence) and PAI (publicly available information) with AI and large language models (LLMs).

≈$3.5M Department of Health and Human Services

Deloitte wins ~$2.4M NIH services contract for AI adoption and IT change management — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Deloitte Consulting a roughly $2.4 million federal contract for professional services covering strategic IT communications, change management, and AI adoption.

The buyer is the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the awardee is the major firm Deloitte Consulting.
Value is about $2.4 million ($2,415,639), running roughly six months from December 12, 2025 to June 11, 2026.
Scope covers strategic IT communications, change management, integration with IT platforms, AI adoption and use, and best practices.

≈$3.3M Department of the Treasury

IRS Acquires AI Coding and AI Chat Tools (SOKAT Consulting) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract under which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the U.S. tax authority, awarded about $3.31 million to SOKAT Consulting LLC to acquire AI coding tools and AI chat tools that support staff development and operations.

A federal contract under which the IRS acquires AI coding tools and AI chat tools.
The awardee is SOKAT Consulting LLC; the value is $3,314,392.
It runs about one year, from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2026.

≈$2.6M Department of Veterans Affairs

VA orders two rapid prototypes to improve benefits delivery with AI and cloud infrastructure (ONE PHOENIX SOLUTIONS, ~$2.6M) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded ONE PHOENIX SOLUTIONS LLC about $2.6 million for two rapid prototypes and technical solutions to improve benefits delivery using AI and modern cloud-based infrastructure.

The VA awarded ONE PHOENIX SOLUTIONS LLC about $2.6 million ($2,596,303) as a delivery order.
The goal is to improve benefits delivery for veterans using AI and modern cloud-based infrastructure.
Deliverables are two rapid prototypes and technical solutions, placing this at the prototype-and-validation stage before full rollout.

≈$2.6M Department of Commerce

U.S. Census Bureau orders expert support for process re-engineering and AI/LLM development (WHIRLWIND TECHNOLOGIES) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Census Bureau awarded WHIRLWIND TECHNOLOGIES LLC about $2.57 million for expert support including process re-engineering, data ingest, data science, and artificial intelligence (AI) and large language model (LLM) development.

Awarded by the Department of Commerce's U.S. Census Bureau to WHIRLWIND TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
Contract value is about $2.57 million ($2,574,894); type is DEFINITIVE CONTRACT.
Period of performance runs from January 22, 2026 to September 30, 2026.

≈$2.6M Department of Veterans Affairs

VA's National Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAII): AI Solution Configuration Management and Support by AQUIA NAVA II — a federal contract (USAspending)

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded AQUIA NAVA II LLC a federal contract valued at about $2.56 million for configuration management and support of an AI solution used by the VA's National Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAII).

The awarding agency is the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); the recipient is AQUIA NAVA II LLC; the value is about $2.56 million.
The subject is the AI solution used by the VA's National Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAII).
The work is configuration management (consistent management of settings, versions, and components, with change control) and technical support.

≈$2.4M Department of Defense

AI Support for the Army Research Laboratory's Basic and Applied Research (Scale AI) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), an Army research institution, awarded Scale AI, Inc.—a company known for data and AI work—a federal contract to provide AI support for its basic and applied research. The contract is valued at about $2.3 million and runs from August 26, 2025 to August 25, 2026.

Awarded by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) under the Department of the Army (DoD); recipient is Scale AI, Inc.
Purpose is AI support for ARL's basic and applied research (per the source).
Valued at $2,316,184, with performance from August 26, 2025 to August 25, 2026 (about one year).

≈$2.4M Department of Defense

U.S. Army pilots AI in its own contracting: the Artificial Intelligence Smart Contracting Initiative — a federal contract (USAspending)

This is a U.S. Army (Department of Defense) contract awarded to Trenchant Analytics LLC to pilot the use of AI within the contracting and procurement process itself. The contract is valued at about $2.41 million and runs from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2026.

The buyer is the U.S. Army (Department of Defense); the awardee is Trenchant Analytics LLC.
The theme is a pilot of the Artificial Intelligence Smart Contracting Initiative — applying AI to contracting and procurement work itself.
The contract is valued at $2,410,000, with a performance period from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2026 (about one year).

≈$2.3M Department of Defense

DARPA "SABER" — Securing the Robustness of Battlefield AI (awarded to Lockheed Martin) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract under which the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded about $1.42 million to Lockheed Martin for a program aimed at securing the robustness of artificial intelligence (AI) used on the battlefield.

Ordered by DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Department of Defense's advanced-technology research arm).
The program is named "SABER" — research to secure the robustness of battlefield AI.
Robustness means the strength to keep performing despite unexpected inputs, disruption, or adversarial attacks.

≈$2M Department of Defense

R-DEX Systems: AI/ML platform for U.S. Army asset traceability, predictive maintenance, and quality tracking — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $2 million federal contract from the U.S. Army to R-DEX SYSTEMS, INC. for a platform that uses AI and machine learning to track equipment, maintain it before it fails, and monitor quality.

A definitive contract worth about $1,999,972 awarded by the U.S. Army to R-DEX SYSTEMS, INC.
Covers an AI/ML platform for asset traceability, predictive maintenance, and quality tracking.
Runs about two years, from September 26, 2025 to September 26, 2027.

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

AI/ML-Enabled Battle Damage Assessment Research (SENSOROPS LLC / U.S. Air Force) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A U.S. Air Force federal contract awarded to SENSOROPS LLC for research on AI/machine-learning-enabled battle damage assessment (BDA). The contract value is $1,799,992.

A federal contract (PIID: FA864925P0488) awarded by the U.S. Air Force (DoD / Department of the Air Force) to SENSOROPS LLC.
The theme is AI/machine-learning-enabled battle damage assessment (BDA) — supporting the work of judging an attack's effect or damage from data.
The contract value is $1,799,992.

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

Mobile AI Diagnostic Research for Brain Health on the Front Lines (Traumatic Brain Injury) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $1.8 million U.S. Air Force contract to Senseye Inc to study traumatic brain injury (TBI) using mobile, AI-assisted diagnostics. It is framed around quickly assessing brain status in front-line and field settings.

A federal contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Senseye Inc, totaling about $1,797,347 (PIID: FA864925P0486).
The theme is research evaluating traumatic brain injury (TBI) via mobile, AI-assisted diagnostics.
It is framed around quickly assessing brain status in front-line and field settings.

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

CORTEX: GAMBIT DEFENSE builds an AI/ML "opposing force" for counter-drone training for the U.S. Air Force — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to GAMBIT DEFENSE, INC. for about $1.79 million. Named CORTEX, the project builds an "opposing force" that plays the adversary in counter-drone training, using artificial intelligence and machine learning.

A federal contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force (a component of the Department of Defense) to GAMBIT DEFENSE, INC.
Contract value is $1,788,872; the identifier (PIID) is FA864925P0493.
It covers counter-unmanned aerial systems (counter-UAS, i.e., detecting and addressing hostile drones) training.

≈$1.5M Department of Defense

Geospatial AI and Information Sharing Environment (GAI2SE) — A U.S. Navy Contract to Pennsylvania State University — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract worth about $1.495 million awarded by the U.S. Navy to The Pennsylvania State University for work described as a Geospatial Artificial Intelligence and Information Sharing Environment (GAI2SE). It centers on applying AI to maps, satellite imagery, and location data, and on a platform for sharing geospatial information among multiple parties.

A federal contract (PIID: N0002425F8387) awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, to The Pennsylvania State University.
The contract value is about $1.495 million.
The original description is Geospatial Artificial Intelligence and Information Sharing Environment (GAI2SE).

≈$1.4M Department of Homeland Security

Swish Data wins USCIS "AI Gateway (LASSO)" contract worth about $1.4M — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $1.4 million federal contract under which USCIS, the immigration arm of the Department of Homeland Security, engaged Swish Data Corporation to provide an "AI gateway (LASSO)" so staff can interact securely and efficiently with AI products.

The buyer is USCIS (under DHS), the awardee is Swish Data Corporation, and the value is $1,400,597.
The subject is an "AI gateway (LASSO)" for staff to interact securely and efficiently with AI products.
An AI gateway is a single point of access and control through which AI usage is routed.

≈$1.4M Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Awards an AI Clinical Decision Support Summarization Contract (SGL360) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded SGL360, LLC about $1.38 million for "artificial intelligence clinical decision support summarizations." The work centers on AI summarizing information to support clinicians' decisions.

The awarding agency is the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); the recipient is SGL360, LLC; the contract number is 36C10B25C0049.
The contract is valued at $1,383,936.
The subject is "artificial intelligence clinical decision support summarizations," with AI summarizing information to support clinicians' decisions.

≈$9.9M Department of Defense

Air Force: ~$9.94M for an AI Workforce Development Platform (AI-WFD) — a federal contract with Nimbis Services (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force awarded about $9.94M ($9,944,132) for an "AI & Workforce Development Platform (AI-WFD)." Recipient: Nimbis Services. An example of public funds going to developing the people who use AI, not just AI itself.

The Air Force procured an AI workforce-development platform (AI-WFD)
Using AI needs not just models and compute but people who can wield it
Value ~$9.94M, multi-year period of performance May 2021–April 2025

≈$9.7M Department of Defense

Air Force: ~$9.7M to validate IBM's "NorthPole" AI platform — a federal contract with IBM (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force awarded about $9.7M ($9,738,224) to design, verify and validate IBM's "North Pole (NorthPole)" AI/ML platform technology and mount it on test boards. Recipient: IBM. An example reaching into AI hardware, not just software.

Air Force to design, verify and validate IBM's "North Pole" AI/ML platform technology
Mounted on test boards for evaluation — hardware development/evaluation, not software
Value ~$9.7M, period of performance May 2024–July 2027

≈$9.7M Department of Defense

U.S. Air Force: ~$9.7M for training software including an "AI flight instructor" — a federal contract to iPerformX (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force (DoD) is funding software licenses and support for a user portal, simulation environment, an "AI flight instructor," a learning management system (LMS), and on-premises network/data architecture using state-of-the-art commercial solutions. Recipient: iPerformX LLC; value ~$9.7M ($9,678,852).

The U.S. Air Force funds a training-software platform including an "AI flight instructor" (portal/simulation/LMS/network-data)
AI embedded into education and training, integrated with simulation and an LMS
Recipient: iPerformX LLC; definitive contract; August 2024 – November 2025

≈$9.5M Department of Defense

U.S. Air Force: ~$9.5M for "Do-It-Yourself AI" research (A2I2) — a contract with Kitware (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force ordered about $9.5 million ($9,495,868) for "A2I2," research aiming at "Do-It-Yourself (DIY) AI" that non-experts can build. The recipient is Kitware, known for open-source software. Foundational research toward democratizing AI construction beyond specialists.

The Air Force's "A2I2" — research toward "Do-It-Yourself (DIY) AI" buildable by non-experts
Pursued along three lines: architecture, algorithms, and easy-to-use interfaces
Value ~$9.5M, definitive contract, performance Jan 2019–Jul 2024

≈$9.4M Department of Defense

The DoD's AI hub CDAO: ~$9.4M to build a supply-chain risk-evaluation platform (LMI) (USAspending)

A ~$9.4 million ($9,396,447) contract to LMI Consulting, LLC to support development of a "supply chain risk evaluation environment platform" for the DoD's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO). Infrastructure for supply-chain risk management involving the DoD's AI/data hub.

Support to build a "supply-chain risk evaluation platform" for the DoD AI/data hub CDAO
Recipient LMI Consulting, LLC, ~$9.4M ($9,396,447), July 2024 – July 2026
CDAO = the DoD's central AI organization established in 2022 (consolidating the JAIC and others)

≈$8.9M Department of Commerce

USPTO: ~$7.87M for examiner "image search" AI — a federal contract with Clarivate (USAspending)

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO, Department of Commerce) awarded about $7.87M ($7,868,049) for AI to assist patent examiners with image searching. Recipient: IP-and-analytics firm Clarivate Analytics. After text search, AI adoption extends to images at a civilian agency.

USPTO (Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce) procured AI to assist examiner image search
Value ~$7.87M, period of performance February 2024–February 2027
After text-search AI (a separate contract), search support extends to drawings/images

≈$7.7M Department of Defense

Air Force: an AI/ML SBIR moves to commercialization (Phase III) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force ordered an AI/machine-learning Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort as a Phase III commercialization contract. The recipient is Virtualitics, Inc. An example of research-stage technology moving toward implementation and procurement.

The Air Force (DoD) ordered an AI/ML SBIR as Phase III (commercialization)
SBIR is a program for drawing advanced tech from small businesses, proceeding Phase I→II→III
Phase III is the stage that carries research results into operations and procurement

≈$7.3M Department of Defense

Army funds R&D on test and evaluation for applied AI/ML via a Commercial Solutions Opening — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Army ordered research and development on system-wide test and evaluation (T&E) plus applied AI and machine learning (ML), using a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO). It is Task Order #1, awarded to MORSECORP. The work centers on how AI is tested and trusted.

The U.S. Army funds R&D on system-wide test and evaluation (T&E) plus applied AI and machine learning (ML)
Issued via a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) — a DoD method to flexibly adopt innovative commercial technology
Task Order #1 — reflecting how individual work assignments accumulate under the framework

≈$7.2M Department of Defense

Facility construction, design and repair for the Army AI institute (A2I2) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract the U.S. Army awarded to STAMPEDE VENTURES, INC. for construction, design and repair related to the Army Artificial Intelligence Institute (A2I2). The contract is valued at about $7.22 million.

Awarded by the Department of Defense / U.S. Army to STAMPEDE VENTURES, INC.
Concerns the Army Artificial Intelligence Institute (A2I2), the Army's AI research organization.
The scope is "construction, design and repair"—facilities and equipment—rather than AI research itself.

≈$6.9M Department of Defense

DARPA: ~$6.9M for the "science of AI" for open-world novelty (SAIL-ON) — a federal contract to Charles River Analytics (USAspending)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funded SAIL-ON, a program researching the scientific principles and methods for AI that can adapt to unexpected, novel situations ("open-world novelty"). Recipient: Charles River Analytics, Inc.; value ~$6.9M ($6,872,926).

DARPA funds the "science of AI" for open-world novelty (SAIL-ON)
Researches principles, engineering techniques, and algorithms for AI that detects and adapts to unforeseen situations
Recipient: Charles River Analytics, Inc.; definitive contract; November 2019 – May 2023

≈$6.7M Department of Defense

U.S. Navy: ~$6.65M for "human systems integration" with AI/ML (Strategic Analysis) (USAspending)

The U.S. Navy awarded a ~$6.65 million ($6,654,732) contract to Strategic Analysis, Inc. for "human systems integration (HSI)" considerations with AI/ML technologies — an example of treating AI from the human-factors angle of how people use and collaborate with it.

The U.S. Navy contracted for "human systems integration (HSI)" with AI/ML
Recipient Strategic Analysis, Inc., ~$6.65M ($6,654,732), November 2020 – May 2025
HSI builds human factors — capabilities, limits, workload, trust — into system design

≈$6.4M Department of Defense

U.S. Air Force: ~$6.4M for AI that adapts to the RF environment — "Cognitive Electronic Warfare" (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force ordered about $6.4 million ($6,429,414) for research on "Cognitive Electronic Warfare (Cognitive EW)" systems that use AI to adapt autonomously to the radio-frequency environment. The recipient is the major nonprofit Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). Applied AI research for responding to unknown RF threats in real time.

The Air Force is researching AI-based "Cognitive Electronic Warfare (Cognitive EW)" that adapts to the RF environment
Traditional EW centers on known threats — real-time response to unknown/changing signals is the challenge
The aim is AI that analyzes and learns on the spot, adapting to unknown threats in real time

≈$6M Department of the Treasury

IRS piloting AI and large language models (LLMs) for taxpayer support — a ~$6.0M federal contract (USAspending)

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ordered about $6.0 million ($5,992,707) to pilot artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) in taxpayer support services. The recipient is ATI Government Solutions. A notable case of LLMs being trialed in a core civilian-agency function — taxes.

IRS (Treasury) is piloting AI and large language models (LLMs) in taxpayer support
Value ~$6.0M, delivery order, performance Sep 2024–Aug 2025
Recipient: ATI Government Solutions

≈$5.9M Department of Defense

Support for "Project Maven" follow-on and the JAIC, U.S. defense AI core: ~$5.94M (Johns Hopkins APL) (USAspending)

A ~$5.94 million ($5,942,953) contract to Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) for follow-on support to the Department of Defense's "Maven" image-analysis AI project and the then-central DoD AI organization, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC). It involves core programs of U.S. defense AI.

Support for the DoD AI core "Maven follow-on" and the central AI organization "JAIC"
Recipient Johns Hopkins APL (a university-affiliated research center / UARC), ~$5.94M, 2020–2022
Project Maven = a DoD AI project analyzing imagery with computer vision

≈$5.8M Department of Defense

Development and integration of AI-assisted targeting, fires deconfliction, and airspace management (Raytheon / U.S. Army) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $5.78 million definitive contract under which the U.S. Army tasks Raytheon with developing, maturing, and integrating technology for AI-assisted targeting, rapid fires deconfliction, and dynamic airspace management.

A roughly $5.78 million definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Army to Raytheon Company (contract number W56KGU24C0026).
It covers technology in three areas: AI-assisted targeting, rapid fires deconfliction, and dynamic airspace management.
The purpose is the "development, maturation, and integration" of the technology — development-stage work, not procurement of a finished product.

≈$5.7M Department of Defense

Air Force funds MOIRAI, open multimodal interfaces for AI reasoning — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force funded research and development on "Multimodal Open Interfaces for Reasoning by Artificial Intelligence (MOIRAI)," awarded to Next Century Corporation. The aim is a common, open framework that lets AI reason across different kinds of data such as images, audio, and text.

The U.S. Air Force (DoD) funded R&D on Multimodal Open Interfaces for Reasoning by AI (MOIRAI)
The subject is a common framework letting AI reason across different data types such as images, audio, and text
An "Open" interface signals flexible connection not tied to a single vendor or one model

≈$5.6M Department of Defense

U.S. Army: ~$5.6M for "human augmentation" research through AI and autonomous systems (Carnegie Mellon University) (USAspending)

The U.S. Army awarded a ~$5.6 million ($5,597,000) contract to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) — via a competitive Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) — for research into accelerating "human augmentation" through AI and autonomous systems. An exploration of human-AI collaboration through a leading AI university.

The U.S. Army contracted for research into "human augmentation" through AI and autonomous systems
Recipient Carnegie Mellon University (renowned in AI/robotics), ~$5.6M, September 2020 – December 2023
Human augmentation = using AI/autonomous systems to reinforce and extend human perception, judgment, and action

≈$5.5M Department of Education

U.S. Department of Education: ~$5.52M for CIO-led AI in IT modernization (iCatalyst) (USAspending)

The U.S. Department of Education awarded a ~$5.52 million ($5,515,799) contract to iCatalyst, Inc. for CIO-led "innovation artificial intelligence" as part of IT modernization — an example of practical AI use at a civilian (non-defense) agency.

The Department of Education contracted for CIO-led "innovation AI" in IT modernization
Recipient iCatalyst, Inc., ~$5.52M ($5,515,799), BPA call, September 2022 – September 2026
An example of practical AI use at a civilian (administrative) agency

≈$5.4M Department of the Treasury

IRS: IT enterprise services for advanced analytics and an AI/ML program — a ~$5.4M federal contract (USAspending)

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ordered about $5.4 million ($5,374,831) for IT enterprise services supporting advanced analytics and an artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) program and studies. The recipient is ITC-DE, LLC. A case of building the AI/ML foundation in a core civilian function — taxes.

IRS (Treasury) ordered IT services underpinning advanced analytics and an AI/ML program
Value ~$5.4M, performance Aug 2023–Apr 2025
Recipient: ITC-DE, LLC

≈$5.3M Department of Defense

Defense Department buys support for AI-powered open-source intelligence (OSINT) software — a federal contract (USAspending)

Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), the Defense Department's administrative arm, ordered support services for AI-powered open-source intelligence (OSINT) analysis software. The contractor is Agility Consulting. An example of folding AI-driven analysis of public information into government operations.

The Defense Department (WHS) ordered support for AI-powered OSINT analysis software
OSINT means collecting and analyzing openly available information such as news and public reports
AI is expected to summarize, classify, and connect large volumes of public information

≈$5.3M Department of Defense

DESIGN.R: An Air Force study on AI-assisted design of cyber-physical systems — a federal contract (USAspending)

A U.S. Air Force research contract awarded to Vanderbilt University to use artificial intelligence to assist in the design of cyber-physical systems (CPS). It is worth about $5.26 million and ran from September 2020 to October 2023.

"DESIGN.R" is a research contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Vanderbilt University for AI-assisted design of cyber-physical systems (CPS).
The value is about $5.26 million ($5,259,151), running from September 24, 2020 to October 31, 2023.
The contract type is a definitive contract, in which the scope of work and price were fixed from the start.

≈$5.2M Department of Defense

SAIL-ON: studying the "science" of AI that adapts to the unexpected — a federal contract to RTX BBN Technologies (USAspending)

A federal contract under SAIL-ON, a basic-research program on AI systems that can adapt to unexpected, never-trained-for situations ("open-world novelty"). The Department of Defense (DoD) awarded it to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc.

SAIL-ON researches the principles, methods, and algorithms for AI that adapts to unexpected "novelty"
"Open-world novelty" = situations or rule changes an AI never saw during training
A basic-research contract that funds the "science" underpinning AI, not a finished product

≈$5.1M Department of Homeland Security

DHS: technical support for AI/ML to speed up security screening — a ~$5.1M federal contract (USAspending)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ordered about $5.1 million ($5,102,550) for technical support (SETA) to the AI/ML efforts of "Screening at Speed," a program to make security screening faster and more accurate. The recipient is the nonprofit Noblis. It underpins applying AI to security screening at airports and beyond.

Technical support (SETA) for the AI/ML efforts of DHS's "Screening at Speed" screening research
Value ~$5.1M, delivery order, performance Sep 2023–Mar 2027
Recipient: nonprofit research institute Noblis, Inc.

≈$5.1M Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. VA: $5.1M for AI (Reflex AI) for the Veterans Crisis Line — a federal contract via ThunderCat Technology (USAspending)

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) procured a brand-name AI, "Reflex AI," for the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), including technical and functional support. Recipient: ThunderCat Technology, LLC; value $5.1M ($5,100,000). An example of AI used in a non-defense, life-relevant public service.

The VA procures a brand-name AI ("Reflex AI") for the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL)
Includes technical and functional support; delivery order via ThunderCat Technology
Value $5.1M ($5,100,000); December 2024 – December 2025

≈$5.1M Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Office of Information Security: ~$5.1M for AI + robotic process automation (RPA) digital transformation (USAspending)

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information Security (OIS) ordered about $5.1 million ($5,088,723) for digital transformation using AI and robotic process automation (RPA — automating routine tasks). It was issued under VA's large "T4NG" IT vehicle — an example of AI/automation in back-office work.

VA Office of Information Security (OIS) pursues digital transformation with AI + automation (RPA)
Value ~$5.1M, delivery order, performance Sep 2021–Mar 2025
Issued under VA's large IT vehicle "T4NG"

≈$5M Department of Defense

Air Force Research Contract on AI/ML-Enabled Autonomy (Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $4.67 million definitive contract (2021–2026) from the U.S. Air Force to Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation (GTARC) on AI/ML-enabled autonomy.

The buyer is the U.S. Department of Defense / Air Force; the recipient is GTARC, Georgia Tech's research-contracting organization.
The contract is worth about $4.67 million and runs roughly five years, from April 2021 to April 2026.
The award type is a definitive contract; the identifier (PIID) is FA875021C1509.

≈$4.9M Department of Defense

SAIL-ON: toward AI that handles the unexpected — a federal contract (USAspending)

The Department of Defense funded "SAIL-ON," research into AI that can detect and adapt to unfamiliar, open-world situations. Awarded to Kitware. A basic-research example tackling a core weakness of today's AI: brittleness when conditions change.

A DoD-funded basic-research program, "SAIL-ON," aiming for AI robust to the unexpected
The name means "Science of AI and Learning for Open-world Novelty"
Core idea: detect unfamiliar situations and adapt behavior on the spot

≈$4.9M Department of Defense

AIMED: an Air Force study where AI manages the exploration of design — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $4.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to Peraton Labs for "AIMED," a study in which AI efficiently explores and manages a vast space of design choices.

The project name "AIMED" reflects the theme of AI managing the exploration of design.
Awarded by the U.S. Air Force (Department of Defense) to PERATON LABS INC.
A definitive contract worth about $4.9 million, running from September 2020 to September 2024.

≈$4.9M Department of Defense

Explainable AI for Next-Generation Material Analysis and Design (University of Missouri, U.S. Army) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A U.S. Army research contract awarded to the University of Missouri System to apply explainable AI (XAI) to the analysis and design of materials. The contract is valued at $4,875,000 and runs from December 2021 to December 2024.

A definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Army to the University of Missouri System, valued at $4,875,000.
The topic is applying explainable AI (XAI) to next-generation material analysis and design.
The period of performance runs from December 14, 2021 to December 19, 2024.

≈$4.9M Department of Defense

U.S. Air Force procurement of advisory & assistance services for AI and machine learning — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract in which the U.S. Air Force (Department of Defense) procured advisory & assistance services (A&AS) for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) from OPEN SOURCE SYSTEMS, LLC, valued at about $4.85 million.

Awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, to OPEN SOURCE SYSTEMS, LLC (PIID: FA810919C0003).
The procurement covers advisory & assistance services (A&AS) for artificial intelligence and machine learning.
The contract is valued at about $4,850,435.

≈$4.8M Department of Defense

DARPA "PTG" AI assistant research (Technical Area 1) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A research contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on foundations for AI assistants that guide workers through tasks using sight and sound. It falls under Technical Area 1 of the PTG program.

A research-and-development contract under DARPA's PTG (Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance) program.
PTG aims at AI that understands video and audio and guides a worker through a task in real time.
This award covers Technical Area 1—foundational knowledge for AI assistants.

≈$4.7M Department of Defense

Developing a Generic Framework to Apply Digital Twins and AI to Naval Research — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $4.73 million U.S. Department of Defense contract, awarded through the Defense Contract Management Agency to PACMAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC, to build a generic framework for applying digital twins and AI to naval research and engineering.

A definitive contract awarded by the Defense Contract Management Agency to PACMAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC in support of naval research.
Valued at about $4.73 million, running for three years from June 16, 2020 to June 15, 2023.
Its purpose is to build a generic framework for applying digital twins and AI to naval research and engineering.

≈$4.7M Department of Defense

Lockheed Martin Wins HERMES Contract to Manage Massive Data Sets for Army AI Research — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) awarded Lockheed Martin a research project called HERMES to manage massive data sets efficiently using AI and machine learning. The contract is worth about $4.72 million under a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) running up to five years.

The recipient is Lockheed Martin; the awarding agency is the U.S. Army, including the Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
The project is named HERMES (High Efficiency Research and Modeling Ecosystem), focused on managing massive data sets with AI and machine learning.
The contract is worth about $4.72 million and runs from September 2024 for up to five years (set through September 2026).

≈$4.6M Institute of Museum and Library Services

IMLS: IT services including AI/ML for the libraries-and-museums agency — a ~$4.6M federal contract (USAspending)

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) ordered about $4.6 million ($4,577,626) for IT systems development, operations, website, AI/ML, and maintenance. The recipient is Zolon PCS II, LLC. A small independent agency that supports libraries and museums modernizing its IT — with AI/ML included.

IMLS (libraries-and-museums agency, independent) ordered a broad IT-services contract
Scope: development, operations, website, AI/ML, and maintenance together
Value ~$4.6M, performance Sep 2023–Sep 2026, recipient Zolon PCS II

≈$4.5M Department of Health and Human Services

CMS: a cloud AI/ML platform with NLP for clinical quality — a ~$4.5M federal contract (USAspending)

The Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) at CMS ordered a cloud-based AI/ML platform including natural language processing (NLP), about $4.5 million ($4,499,522). The recipient is Explore Digits, Inc. A case of building a common AI foundation in the part of public health insurance that governs "quality."

CMS's Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) is building a cloud AI/ML platform with NLP
The description states a goal of "a common infrastructure for future AI/NLP/ML" — foundation-building
Value ~$4.5M, performance May 2021–Oct 2023, recipient Explore Digits

≈$4.5M Department of the Treasury

IRS: generative AI to speed up tax-return processing — a federal contract (USAspending)

The IRS ordered technical support for using generative AI to speed up the processing of tax returns. It is a direct award under the 8(a) small-business program, to S2 Technovations. A case of bringing generative AI into a core civilian function — taxes.

The IRS (Treasury) ordered technical support to use generative AI to speed up returns processing
Framed as ACIO (CIO-office) support — supporting organization-wide generative-AI implementation
A direct award under the 8(a) small-business program (cutting-edge tech via a small firm)

≈$4.5M Department of Defense

DARPA "PTG": AI that helps people perform complex physical tasks — a federal contract (USAspending)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funded research on AI technologies that help users carry out complex physical tasks, under a program called PTG (Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance). The work went to SRI International — an approach where AI "sees" a hands-on task and guides the user through it.

DARPA funded R&D on AI that helps people perform complex physical tasks (PTG)
PTG = Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance
The core is "perception" — AI sees the worker's hands and situation via cameras

≈$4.4M Department of Defense

DARPA Awards RTX BBN AI Work-Guidance (PTG) R&D Contract — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded RTX BBN Technologies roughly $4.37 million to develop "PTG" technology, in which AI helps users carry out complex physical tasks.

Awarded by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency); recipient is RTX BBN Technologies, Inc.
Theme is PTG (Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance) — developing AI that recognizes a user's situation and supports complex physical tasks.
Valued at about $4.37 million, running November 5, 2021 to February 28, 2025.

≈$4.3M Department of Defense

AI for KC-46 Tanker Airworthiness (SBIR Phase III) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to small business SHIPCOM FEDERAL SOLUTIONS LLC to apply AI to the airworthiness (certifying and maintaining a safe-to-fly state) of the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker. Valued at about $4.33 million, it sits at SBIR Phase III, the commercialization stage.

A federal contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force (Department of Defense) to SHIPCOM FEDERAL SOLUTIONS LLC.
Covers applying AI to the airworthiness (certifying and maintaining a safe-to-fly state) of the KC-46 tanker.
Award value is $4,327,631, running July 1, 2024 to June 14, 2025.

≈$4.2M Department of Defense

ODIN: AI-Enabled Execution Plan and Budget Support for U.S. Air Force Financial Management — a federal contract (USAspending)

A contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to ILLUMINATION WORKS, LLC to use artificial intelligence (AI) in financial management to support the development and management of an execution plan and budget.

A federal contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force to ILLUMINATION WORKS, LLC (type: PURCHASE ORDER).
Named the "ODIN" project, an effort to apply AI to financial management.
Its purpose is to support the development and management of an execution plan (a plan for when, on what, and how a budget is spent) and the budget.

≈$4.2M Department of Commerce

R&D support for secure AI at NIST's NCCoE — a federal contract (USAspending)

Support services for research and development on secure AI at NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE).

A services contract supporting research and development on secure AI at NIST-operated NCCoE.
The source description reads "NCCOE SECURE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE R&D SUPPORT SERVICES."
NCCoE is a public-private hub that demonstrates usable security via reference implementations and practice guides.

≈$4.1M Department of Health and Human Services

HHS: zero trust plus AI document processing (IDP) trialed for the injury-compensation system — a federal contract (USAspending)

The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA) ordered a contract to assess adopting zero-trust security and AI-based intelligent document processing (IDP) for the federal employees' injury-compensation system (ICS 2.0). The recipient is TrussWorks.

HHS's ASA is modernizing the federal employees' injury-compensation system (ICS 2.0)
One pillar is zero trust (ZTA) — verify every access, the center of U.S. government security policy
The other is intelligent document processing (IDP) — AI reads and structures information from documents

≈$4.1M Department of Homeland Security

DHS: procuring AI and emerging-technology support staff for its tech-operations directorate — a federal contract (USAspending)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) procured labor (staff) to support AI and emerging technology (ET) for its Chief Technology Operations Directorate (CTOD). The recipient is CACI NSS. An effort to supply AI/ET expertise to the department's central tech function.

DHS procured AI and emerging-technology (ET) support staff for its Chief Technology Operations Directorate (CTOD)
Procuring labor (staff), not building a system — securing outside experts on an ongoing basis
AI/ET move fast, so keeping all specialists in-house is hard

≈$4.1M Department of Homeland Security

Marketing and AI services for Coast Guard recruiting (CGRC) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Coast Guard ordered marketing and artificial-intelligence (AI) services for its recruiting arm (CGRC). The vendor is LEMPUGH INC. A case of bringing AI into the work of recruiting and recruitment outreach.

Marketing and AI services for the U.S. Coast Guard recruiting command (CGRC)
CGRC = Coast Guard Recruiting Command, the unit responsible for bringing in new members
A case of applying AI to recruiting and recruitment outreach — front-facing work

≈$4M Department of Defense

DARPA invests ~$4.04M in SAIL-ON, the science of AI facing the unexpected — SRI International (USAspending)

SRI International won the base phase of DARPA's "SAIL-ON" (Science of Artificial Intelligence and Learning for Open-World Novelty) program, worth about $4.04 million ($4,038,005). The research tackles a core question of real-world deployment: how does an AI detect and adapt to situations its training never anticipated?

SRI won the base phase of DARPA's SAIL-ON (science of AI and learning for open-world novelty). ~$4.04M ($4,038,005).
Definitive contract, performance November 2019 – May 2021.
The question — can AI detect and adapt to situations training never anticipated — is the heart of real-world reliability.

≈$4M Department of Health and Human Services

Advanced analytics advisement for CMS cloud migration and AI/ML readiness — a federal contract (USAspending)

A contract under which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) procured advanced-analytics advisory support to plan a transition to cloud integration designed to also enable artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Advisory contract supporting CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) in planning a cloud-integration migration.
Centered on planning the most effective and efficient transition (per the source description).
Explicitly aims for a post-migration environment conducive to AI and ML use.

≈$3.9M Department of Defense

Artificial Intelligence for Modeling and Simulation — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $3.78 million U.S. Army federal contract awarded to ACCELINT AI, LLC to apply artificial intelligence to modeling and simulation (M&S).

A definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Army (Department of Defense) to ACCELINT AI, LLC, valued at $3,775,655.
The period of performance runs from December 8, 2023 to June 6, 2026.
The description states only that it applies artificial intelligence to modeling and simulation; details of the target systems or deliverables are not in the source record.

≈$3.9M Department of Defense

DoD: AI engineering and IT support for Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The Department of Defense's Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) ordered artificial-intelligence (AI) engineering and computer (IT) support services. The recipient is SANCORP CONSULTING, LLC. A sign that AI technical support is reaching the administrative and operational core that backs the Pentagon's leadership.

WHS (Washington Headquarters Services) ordered AI engineering and IT support services
WHS provides administrative/operational back-office support for OSD and other central offices
AI engineering (general sense) = building, deploying, and maintaining AI within real systems

≈$3.9M Department of Defense

SRI International's DARPA SAIL-ON research on AI for open-world novelty — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $3.88 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense's DARPA to SRI International to research the basic science of AI that can detect and adapt to situations it was never trained for.

Part of DARPA's SAIL-ON program, a contract for basic research into AI that can handle unexpected "novelty."
The recipient is the independent research institute SRI International; the funder is the U.S. Department of Defense's DARPA.
Valued at $3,879,892, running from November 15, 2019 to June 14, 2022.

≈$3.5M Department of Health and Human Services

ARPA-H: AI telehealth instruments to assess children's well-being (SBIR) — a ~$3.5M federal contract (USAspending)

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H, run within NIH) ordered about $3.5 million ($3,480,960) for R&D (SBIR Phase II) on novel telehealth instruments that use AI to assess pediatric well-being. The recipient is Belletorus Corporation; the project is "DACCS AI." Early research applying AI to remote assessment of children.

ARPA-H (run within NIH) funded AI-based remote assessment of children's well-being
SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase II — the demonstration/development stage
Project "DACCS AI"; value ~$3.5M; performance Sep 2023–Sep 2025; recipient Belletorus

≈$3.4M Department of Defense

DARPA's "AIR" — AI Reinforcements: ~$3.41M to BAE Systems (Lockheed also on the same program) (USAspending)

BAE Systems' U.S. arm won a contract under DARPA's "AIR (Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements)" program, worth about $3.41 million ($3,409,688). Lockheed Martin won a contract on the same program starting the same day — competitive research with multiple teams running in parallel.

BAE Systems' U.S. arm won DARPA's "AIR (AI Reinforcements)" program. ~$3.41M ($3,409,688).
Definitive contract, performance February 7, 2024 – March 27, 2025.
Lockheed Martin also won the same program starting the same day (~$2.9M) — parallel competitive research.

≈$3.2M Department of Defense

GeoAI Analytical Tools for the Army Geospatial Enterprise — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Army awarded Reinventing Geospatial, Inc. about $3.19 million to design and develop geospatial AI (GeoAI) analytical tools that apply AI to maps, satellite imagery, and location data.

A contract from the U.S. Department of Defense / Army to design and develop geospatial AI (GeoAI) analytical tools and methods.
The contractor is Reinventing Geospatial, Inc., and the award is worth about $3.19 million.
The work targets analytical tools for the Army Geospatial Enterprise (AGE), aimed at extracting meaning from large volumes of geospatial data.

≈$3.2M Department of Homeland Security

Noblis SETA technical support for DHS Screening at Speed AI/ML efforts — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded Noblis about $3.16 million for technical support to its Screening at Speed program's AI/ML (artificial intelligence and machine learning) efforts, aimed at making security screening at airports and similar settings faster and more accurate.

A delivery order (an individual order under an umbrella contract) worth about $3.16 million, awarded by the DHS Office of Procurement Operations to the research nonprofit Noblis.
Covers AI/ML (artificial intelligence and machine learning) efforts within Screening at Speed, a program aimed at faster and more accurate security screening.
Noblis's role is SETA (Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance) — expert support for the government's technical decisions, not development of the screening AI/ML itself.

≈$3.1M Department of Defense

REDACTABLE INC.: AI-Driven Document Redaction Software for the U.S. Air Force — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract in which the U.S. Air Force purchased AI-driven software to automate document redaction (blacking out) from REDACTABLE INC. for about $3.1 million.

A federal contract between the U.S. Air Force (Department of Defense) and REDACTABLE INC., valued at about $3,149,045.
The purchase covers software that uses AI to automate document redaction (blacking out sensitive and personal information).
It has two stated purposes: automating business processes and protecting data (per the original summary).

≈$3.1M Department of the Treasury

Treasury OCC: next-gen network PoCs including AIOps (AI for IT operations) — a ~$3.1M federal contract (USAspending)

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), part of the Treasury, ordered three next-generation network proofs of concept — software-defined WAN (SD-WAN), AI for IT Operations (AIOps), and end-to-end visibility — about $3.1 million ($3,078,738). The recipient is AFGlobe Communications. A bank regulator trialing AI in modernizing its own IT.

The OCC (Treasury bank regulator) ordered three next-gen network PoCs
Targets: SD-WAN (software-defined WAN), AIOps (AI for IT operations), end-to-end visibility
Value ~$3.1M, performance Jun 2022–Jul 2024, recipient AFGlobe Communications

≈$3.1M Department of Defense

Using AI to advance operational energy (Redhorse, Dept. of Defense) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $3.07 million definitive contract in which a Department of Defense contracting agency engaged Redhorse Corporation to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to operational energy. The performance period ran from September 2018 to September 2021.

A definitive contract awarded to Redhorse Corporation by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).
Its purpose is utilizing AI for operational energy, valued at about $3.07 million.
The performance period runs roughly three years, from September 28, 2018 to September 27, 2021.

≈$2.9M Department of the Treasury

IRS Orders AI and Enterprise Data Analytics Work from MITRE — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $2.94 million federal contract in which the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ordered a task order on AI and enterprise-wide data analytics (EDA) from MITRE, a nonprofit research and development organization.

The ordering agency is the IRS, part of the Department of the Treasury; the contractor is MITRE, a nonprofit research and development organization.
The scope is a task order on AI and Enterprise Data and Analytics (EDA), an organization-wide data integration and analytics foundation.
The award value is about $2.94 million, running for one year from May 7, 2024 to May 7, 2025.

≈$2.9M Department of Defense

AI assistance for derivative classification and redaction (U.S. Air Force / ConductorAI) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $2.92 million U.S. Air Force purchase order with ConductorAI Corporation to use AI to assist with derivative classification and redaction of documents. It is an example of back-office AI aimed at making information-security paperwork faster and more consistent.

A roughly $2.92 million ($2,923,049) purchase order awarded by the U.S. Air Force to ConductorAI Corporation.
The goal is AI assistance for derivative classification (assigning security markings to documents that cite existing classified information) and redaction (blacking out sensitive parts before release).
The period runs from July 21, 2023 to September 17, 2026.

≈$2.9M Department of Defense

Integrated design, data-analysis, and AI support for the U.S. Navy's "RDER" program — a federal contract (USAspending)

A support contract under which the U.S. Navy receives design, development, evaluation, data analysis, networking architecture, modeling/simulation, and AI for the "RDER" program within Joint J7 (JWED). The awardee is EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEES FOR EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS INC., and the contract is valued at about $2.91 million.

Awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Navy; awardee is EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEES FOR EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS INC.
Supports the "RDER" program within Joint J7 (JWED); the exact meanings of the abbreviations are not stated in the source.
Scope spans multiple technologies: design, development, evaluation, data analysis, networking architecture, deployment modeling/simulation, and AI.

≈$2.8M Department of Defense

Texas A&M University-Central Texas: Development of AI and deep-learning-based technology (U.S. Air Force) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract from the U.S. Air Force to Texas A&M University-Central Texas for the development of technology based on artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning. The contract is valued at about $2.75 million and runs roughly four years, from September 2023 to November 2027.

Awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force; performed by Texas A&M University-Central Texas.
Purpose is the development of technology based on AI (artificial intelligence) and deep learning.
Valued at $2,752,000, running from September 20, 2023 to November 22, 2027, about four years.

≈$2.7M Department of Health and Human Services

HRSA Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Automation Support — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract under which the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, receives support for artificial intelligence (AI) and intelligent automation (IA). It was awarded to MINDPETAL SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS and LINKVISUM CONSULTING for about $2.66 million.

The buyer is HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration, part of HHS), and the work covers AI and intelligent automation (IA) support.
The awardees are two firms: MINDPETAL SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS and LINKVISUM CONSULTING.
The contract value is about $2.66 million, running from June 1, 2025 to February 28, 2027.

≈$2.7M Department of Defense

Research on AI-Assisted Digital Manufacturing, Repair and Expeditionary Manufacturing (DLA contract SP470125C0049) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awarded Harrisburg University of Science & Technology a contract for research enabling manufacturing, re-manufacturing, repair and expeditionary manufacturing through AI-assisted digital processes. The contract is valued at $2.6 million.

The awarding agency is the Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), which sources and supplies parts, materials and fuel for the U.S. military worldwide.
The recipient is a university (Harrisburg University of Science & Technology), not a company, indicating a research and development focus.
The purpose is to enable manufacturing, re-manufacturing, repair and expeditionary (on-site) manufacturing through AI-assisted digital processes.

≈$2.6M Department of Defense

An Air Force order studying "calibrated reliance" on AI (DCS Corporation) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A delivery order placed by the U.S. Air Force with DCS Corporation on the theme of "calibrated reliance" in artificial intelligence and machine learning. The contract is valued at about $2.29 million and runs from June 2023 to February 2027.

A federal contract awarded by the Department of Defense / Air Force to DCS CORPORATION (type: delivery order).
The description is "calibrated reliance in artificial intelligence and machine learning."
Calibrated reliance means trusting and relying on AI output at a level matched to how reliable that output actually is.

≈$2.6M Department of Defense

DeepSig: AI-Enabled Signal Classification and Direction-Finding for Airborne Electronic-Warfare Pods (U.S. Air Force) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $2.6 million U.S. Air Force contract to DeepSig Inc. to develop an AI-enabled capability that classifies signals (identifies what a received emission is) and performs direction-finding (works out where it comes from) for airborne electronic-warfare, cyber-warfare, and surveillance pods.

A definitive contract of about $2,595,339 from the U.S. Air Force to DeepSig Inc. (June 2020–September 2022).
Goal: an AI-enabled capability for signal classification (identifying a received emission) and direction-finding (locating its bearing).
Intended use: airborne electronic-warfare, cyber-warfare, and surveillance pods.

≈$2.6M Department of Veterans Affairs

VA's Trustworthy AI Program Support Contract — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded OLYMPUS ALPHA LLC about $2.6 million to support its Trustworthy AI program, aimed at making AI dependable enough to rely on.

Awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); recipient is OLYMPUS ALPHA LLC.
Scope is support for a Trustworthy AI program.
Value is about $2.6 million ($2,595,285); the term runs September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2025 (one year).

≈$2.4M Department of Defense

Army contract to research CAITEE-DEW, a collaborative AI engine for distributed electronic warfare — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Army awarded Systems & Technology Research LLC about $1.59 million to research CAITEE-DEW, an engine that uses artificial intelligence to execute tasks collaboratively for distributed electronic warfare.

The awarding agency is the U.S. Army, part of the Department of Defense; the recipient is Systems & Technology Research LLC.
The contract is valued at $1,594,519.
It covers research into CAITEE-DEW, a collaborative AI task-execution engine for distributed electronic warfare.

≈$2.3M Department of Health and Human Services

NIH procures GPU servers for structural data processing and AI design (about $2.25M) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract in which the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) procured GPU servers for structural data processing and AI-based design for about $2.25 million. The contractor is SOURCE CODE LLC.

Ordered by NIH (the National Institutes of Health, part of HHS); awarded to SOURCE CODE LLC.
Valued at about $2,252,377; the type is a delivery order (an individual order under an umbrella contract).
The stated use, per the source, is "structural data processing" and "AI-based design."

≈$2.1M Department of Defense

University of Maryland, College Park supports the Pentagon's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract of about $2.12 million in which Washington Headquarters Services at the Department of Defense ordered "support services for the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO)" from the University of Maryland, College Park.

A federal contract awarded by the Department of Defense's Washington Headquarters Services to the University of Maryland, College Park.
It covers support services for the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), the central organization overseeing the Pentagon's AI and data strategy.
The contract value is $2,124,058, running from June 2, 2023 to September 1, 2024.

≈$2.1M Department of Defense

U.S. Army funds an AI analysis engine to interpret light-detection data — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract worth about $2.09 million awarded by the U.S. Army (Department of Defense) to Spectral Sensor Solutions, LLC. Optical, electrical, and signal-processing engineers will develop an artificial intelligence (AI) engine that processes light detection — capturing light with a sensor to detect and measure a target.

Awarded by the Department of Defense / U.S. Army to Spectral Sensor Solutions, LLC.
Contract value is about $2.09 million; type is a definitive contract.
Optical, electrical, and signal-processing engineers will develop an AI analysis engine.

≈$2M Department of Defense

U.S. Air Force AI and machine learning model deployment (Wallaroo Labs) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A purchase order under which the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, paid roughly $2.01 million to Wallaroo Labs Inc to deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning models into operational use.

A federal contract from the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, to Wallaroo Labs Inc for the deployment of AI and machine learning models.
Valued at about $2.01 million ($2,009,989), with a period of performance from July 19, 2022 to November 27, 2025.
The action type is a purchase order; the contract identifier (PIID) is FA864922P1090.

≈$2M Department of Defense

Developing explainable AI to advance U.S. Navy mission planning (SERCO INC) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract in which the U.S. Navy tasked SERCO INC with developing an advanced AI capability that dramatically improves mission planning. Its distinguishing feature is giving reasoning and explainability to other (wargaming) AI.

A definitive federal contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Navy to SERCO INC (PIID: N0001422C2010).
Its purpose is to develop an advanced AI capability that dramatically improves the Navy's mission planning process.
Its distinguishing feature is providing reasoning and explainability for the judgments of other wargaming AI, so people can understand the basis for conclusions.

≈$2M Department of Health and Human Services

NIH contract with MRIMATH LLC for an explainable, physician-in-the-loop AI tool to monitor tumors in brain MRIs ($2M) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded MRIMATH LLC a $2 million federal contract to develop AI software that supports tumor surveillance in brain MRI scans.

Awarded by NIH (National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services) to MRIMATH LLC, totaling $2 million.
Made under solicitation TOPIC #402, 'Artificial Intelligence-Aided Imaging for Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, and Monitoring.'
The project develops software to support tumor surveillance in brain MRI scans.

≈$2M Department of Defense

U.S. Army contract to ColdQuanta to protect AI positioning, navigation, and timing systems from adversarial attacks — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Army awarded ColdQuanta, Inc. a roughly $1,999,826 federal contract to defend AI- and machine-learning-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems against adversarial attacks, improving their security and resilience.

A definitive contract from the U.S. Army (Department of Defense) to ColdQuanta, Inc., valued at about $1,999,826.
The work strengthens the security and resilience of AI- and machine-learning-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems.
The goal is to defend PNT systems against adversarial attacks, such as crafted inputs designed to fool AI.

≈$2M Department of Defense

Developing an app to safeguard the U.S. Army's AI data supply chain from upstream to deployment (EduWorks Corporation) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Army awarded EduWorks Corporation a roughly $2 million contract to develop an app that safeguards the flow of data used to train and run AI (the AI data supply chain), from upstream through model creation and deployment.

A federal contract in which the U.S. Army engaged EduWorks Corporation to develop an app that safeguards the AI data supply chain.
The protection spans the entire flow, from upstream (data collection) through model creation and deployment (operation).
Valued at about $1,999,548, running from March 24, 2025 to September 24, 2026.

≈$2M Department of Defense

U.S. Army research contract on adaptive AI testing and transparency — a federal contract (USAspending)

A research contract awarded by the U.S. Army to Ad Hoc Research Associates LLC on testing and transparency for military AI, using digital twin simulations (recreating reality on a computer) to validate AI.

A definitive contract awarded by the Department of Defense / U.S. Army to Ad Hoc Research Associates LLC.
Valued at about $1.99 million, running from March 24, 2025 to July 24, 2026.
Themed on adaptive AI testing and transparency, addressing validation of military AI.

≈$2M Department of Defense

AI-based weather forecasting system for the U.S. Air Force by ATMO, INC. — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract in which the U.S. Air Force awarded ATMO, INC. about $1.99 million to procure an artificial-intelligence-based weather forecasting system.

A federal contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force (Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force) to ATMO, INC.
The subject is procurement of an artificial-intelligence-based weather forecasting system.
The contract value is $1,989,999, classified as a purchase order.

≈$1.9M Department of Defense

Intelligent Waves' Air Force Contract for a "Crowdsource Flight Data Artificial Intelligence Suite" — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $1.94 million U.S. federal contract awarded by the Air Force to Intelligent Waves LLC. It concerns a set of AI tools (an AI suite) for handling flight data gathered from many sources (crowdsource flight data).

A federal contract (number FA486123F0105) awarded by the U.S. Department of the Air Force to Intelligent Waves LLC.
The value is approximately $1,936,116.
The original description reads "CROWDSOURCE FLIGHT DATA CONTRACT - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SUITE."

≈$1.9M Department of Defense

AI, Deep Learning, and Machine Learning for Munitions Autonomous Target Acquisition (Dynetics / U.S. Air Force) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal research contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force (Department of Defense) to Dynetics, Inc. to apply artificial intelligence, deep learning, and machine learning to autonomous target acquisition for munitions. The contract value is about $1,339,500.

The buyer is the U.S. Department of Defense / Air Force, the awardee is Dynetics, Inc., and the contract identifier is FA865124FB014.
The stated subject is applying AI, deep learning, and machine learning to autonomous target acquisition for munitions.
The contract value is about $1,339,500.

≈$1.9M Department of Defense

Offline Learning and Counter-AI for Autonomous Aircraft Combat Operations (AACO/TACFI) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $1.9 million federal contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION to study "offline learning" and "counter-AI" for autonomous aircraft combat operations (AACO).

A roughly $1.9 million federal contract (FA237724CB048) awarded by the U.S. Air Force to TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION.
The theme is offline learning and counter-AI for autonomous aircraft combat operations (AACO).
Offline learning means completing training in advance using prepared data, rather than learning in the field.

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

U.S. Air Force funds further development of an AI/ML platform to analyze public information and identify narratives (PEAKMETRICS) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract in which the U.S. Air Force awarded PEAKMETRICS INC further development of a platform that uses AI and machine learning to analyze publicly available information, such as news and social media, and identify narratives spreading in the public sphere. The contract value is $1,848,853.

Awarded by the Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force; recipient is PEAKMETRICS INC; PIID is FA557024C0003.
Contract value is $1,848,853.
Scope is further development of a platform that uses AI/ML on publicly available information (PAI) to identify narratives (source).

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

CAIRNS: Cyclic AI to Recover Network States (U.S. Air Force / Peraton Labs) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $1.831M research contract named "CAIRNS," awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Peraton Labs Inc to use AI to cyclically restore the state of a network.

Contract number FA875024CB100, valued at about $1.831 million.
Awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force to Peraton Labs Inc.
Project named "CAIRNS" (Cyclic Artificial Intelligence to Recover Network Scenarios).

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

AI-based battle management applied to integrated air and missile defense (SBIR/STTR Phase II) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded STILMAN ADVANCED STRATEGIES, LLC about $1.83 million for research and development (SBIR/STTR Phase II) applying AI-based "battle management" to "integrated air and missile defense (IAMD)."

Awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the DoD body responsible for missile defense.
Recipient is STILMAN ADVANCED STRATEGIES, LLC; the contract value is $1,829,994.
The theme is R&D applying AI-based "battle management" to integrated air and missile defense (IAMD).

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

Energy management for robotic combat vehicles via physics-guided digital twin and edge AI (EXERGI PREDICTIVE) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $1.82 million federal contract the U.S. Army awarded to EXERGI PREDICTIVE LLC. It is research on managing the energy of uncrewed ground combat vehicles (robotic combat vehicles) using a physics-based virtual replica and AI that runs on the device itself.

Awarded by the U.S. Army (Department of the Army / Department of Defense) to EXERGI PREDICTIVE LLC for about $1.82 million ($1,822,374).
The topic is energy management for robotic combat vehicles (uncrewed ground combat vehicles).
The technologies are a physics-guided digital twin (a virtual replica that incorporates physical laws) and edge AI (AI that runs on the device).

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

University of Florida contract supporting U.S. Air Force machine learning and AI research — a federal contract (USAspending)

A research contract of about $2.04 million awarded by the U.S. Air Force to the University of Florida to expand the capabilities of machine learning (ML) technologies and to run experiments and tests on AI systems. The period of performance runs from April 2025 to December 2028.

The awarding agency is the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force; the recipient is the University of Florida (UF).
The contract is valued at about $2,036,677 and is a definitive contract.
The period of performance runs from April 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028, a long-term engagement.

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

"Teammate Autonomy" AI research for swarming satellites — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract in which the U.S. Air Force tasked Toyon Research Corporation, for about $1.8 million, with researching AI for "swarming satellites." The stated aim is to develop technology that lets many satellites coordinate autonomously, like teammates.

A federal contract (PIID: FA875025CB017) awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Toyon Research Corporation, valued at $1,799,999.
The subject is research and development of AI for "swarming satellites" — configurations where many small satellites operate in coordination.
The central theme is "teammate autonomy": letting each satellite coordinate autonomously, like a teammate.

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

AI-Powered Cyber Defense and Security (U.S. Air Force / ASCEND) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract under which the U.S. Air Force engaged ASCEND INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC for about $1.8 million for AI-powered cyber defense and security.

Awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force; recipient is ASCEND INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC.
Contract value is about $1,799,999; the contract number (piid) is FA864924P0562.
The subject is "AI-powered cyber defense and security" — the defensive work of detecting, blocking, and responding to attacks.

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

U.S. Air Force contract to use "Sentinel AI" for base surveillance and security (awarded to KILSAR, INC.; about $1.8M) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Department of Defense (Air Force) awarded KILSAR, INC. a federal contract to use "Sentinel" AI for base surveillance and security. The contract is valued at about $1,799,922.

A federal contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense (Air Force) to KILSAR, INC.; contract number FA864924P0551.
The purpose is "utilizing Sentinel AI for base surveillance and security" (per the source description).
The contract value is about $1,799,922.

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

Air Force contract funding AI/ML research on autonomous fault management for hypersonic vehicles (In Orbit Aerospace) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded In Orbit Aerospace Inc a roughly $1.8 million contract to research "autonomous fault management" for hypersonic vehicles using AI and machine learning.

Awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, to In Orbit Aerospace Inc; PIID FA864924P1115.
Contract value: $1,799,918.
Stated subject: autonomous fault management for hypersonic vehicles using AI/machine learning.

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

Using collaborative AI (Swarm Learning) to optimize learning retention in military training — a federal contract (USAspending)

A U.S. Air Force research contract awarded to UNANIMOUS A.I., INC. to use collaborative AI (Swarm Learning) to optimize how well learning is retained in military training environments. The contract value is about $1.8 million ($1,799,895).

Awarded by the Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force (U.S. Air Force) to UNANIMOUS A.I., INC.; identifier FA864924P0524.
Contract value is $1,799,895 (about $1.8 million).
The source's subject is optimizing learning retention in military training environments using collaborative AI (Swarm Learning — combining multiple judgments to raise accuracy).

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

U.S. Air Force contract to AI2: research on secure large language models for critical applications — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract awarded by the Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force to AI2 INCORPORATED for about $1.8 million, aimed at secure large language models for critical Air Force applications.

Awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force; awardee is AI2 INCORPORATED.
Contract value is $1,799,592; the identifier (PIID) is FA864924P1125.
The purpose is research on secure large language models for critical Air Force applications.

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

Ask Sage: an STTR exploring AI-automated acquisition support — a federal contract (USAspending)

A U.S. Air Force contract awarding about $1.8 million to Ask Sage, Inc. to explore using AI to automatically support government acquisition (the process of obtaining goods and services and handling contracts).

Recipient is Ask Sage, Inc.; the buyer is the U.S. Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force.
Contract amount is $1,798,817; the identifier (PIID) is FA864924P1088.
Framed as "STTR PROPOSAL F2-18162," it explores using AI to automatically support acquisition (the government's obtaining of goods/services and contracting).

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

AI-Driven Cyber Operations: Automated Vulnerability Discovery and Weaponization — a federal contract (USAspending)

A research contract (about $1.8 million) awarded by the U.S. Air Force to AUTONOMOUS CYBER, INC. The original description names "automated vulnerability discovery" and "weaponization" as its themes.

A federal contract (PIID: FA864924P0526) awarded by the U.S. Air Force (DoD / Department of the Air Force) to AUTONOMOUS CYBER, INC.
Contract value is $1,798,540 (about $1.8 million).
The original description is "AI-Driven Cyber Operations: Automated Vulnerability Discovery and Weaponization."

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

AI/ML-Enhanced Dental Simulator Trainer (U.S. Air Force / BETAFLIX) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A U.S. Air Force federal contract awarding about $1.8 million to BETAFLIX, INC. for an AI/ML-enhanced dental simulator, a device for practicing dental procedures virtually.

Awarded by the Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force (U.S. Air Force) to BETAFLIX, INC.; PIID FA864924P0521.
Contract value of about $1,798,085.
Subject is an AI/ML-enhanced dental simulator, a device for practicing dental procedures virtually.

≈$1.8M Department of Defense

SHERPA 6 INC "WATCHTOWER+AIM" — U.S. Air Force orders an AI-managed watch system — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract under which the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, ordered work from SHERPA 6 INC for about $1.76 million. The project, "WATCHTOWER WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT (WATCHTOWER+AIM)," reads as pairing a watch/monitoring setup with AI-based management.

A federal contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, to SHERPA 6 INC (PIID: FA875024CB080).
Award value is $1,759,897.
The project is named "WATCHTOWER WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT (WATCHTOWER+AIM)."

≈$1.7M Department of Defense

AI-equipped autonomous robotic maintenance system for superoleophobic coatings, for the U.S. Air Force (NOVUM NANO) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $1.75 million federal contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense / Air Force to NOVUM NANO, LLC. It concerns a system that inspects and maintains "superoleophobic" (oil-repelling) coatings using AI-equipped autonomous robotics.

The awarding agency is the U.S. Air Force, a department within the U.S. Department of Defense; the recipient is NOVUM NANO, LLC.
The contract value is $1,748,121 (PIID: FA864924P1095).
The subject is a maintenance system for superoleophobic (oil-repelling) coatings using AI-integrated, autonomous, sensor-driven robotics (per the source description).

≈$1.7M Department of Defense

Booz Allen Hamilton and the U.S. Air Force's "BARD" (Building AI for Reliable Defense) — a federal contract (USAspending)

This is a federal contract (number FA875020C0201, about $1.7 million) awarded by the U.S. Air Force (Department of Defense) to Booz Allen Hamilton. The project is named "BARD" (Building Artificial Intelligence for Reliable Defense).

Awarded by the U.S. Air Force (Department of Defense) to Booz Allen Hamilton; contract number FA875020C0201.
The amount is about $1,707,862.
The project name "BARD" means "Building Artificial Intelligence for Reliable Defense."

≈$1.7M Department of Defense

SCAIE: R&D for a Secure Collaborative AI Ecosystem (SBIR/STTR Phase II) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded this roughly $1.7 million research-and-development contract to NIMBIS SERVICES INC. It covers SCAIE, a Secure Collaborative Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem in which multiple organizations can safely pool data and models to build and use AI together.

Awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), part of the Department of Defense, to NIMBIS SERVICES INC.
Contract number HQ086022C7403, valued at $1,698,837.
Falls under SBIR/STTR Phase II, the substantial small-business R&D stage.

≈$1.7M Department of Defense

Optimizing on-orbit servicing spacecraft resource use with AI mission planning (U.S. Air Force × Turion Space) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Air Force awarded Turion Space Corp a federal contract to research how to optimize the resource use (fuel, propellant, time, and the like) of on-orbit servicing spacecraft by applying artificial intelligence to mission planning (contract FA864923P0566, about $1.7 million).

A federal contract (FA864923P0566) awarded by the U.S. Air Force (Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force) to Turion Space Corp.
The original description is research that uses AI in mission planning to optimize the resource usage of on-orbit servicing spacecraft.
On-orbit servicing spacecraft are vehicles that inspect, repair, or refuel other satellites in space.

≈$1.7M Department of Health and Human Services

NIH Contract "ACCELERATE" with EXCELOUS, LLC: Emerging Tech to Support Acquisition Work — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $1.66 million contract that the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded to EXCELOUS, LLC for "ACCELERATE," a project that combines emerging technologies such as blockchain, machine learning, AI, and RPA to support the acquisition workforce.

Awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the recipient is EXCELOUS, LLC.
Contract number 75N98120F00011, valued at about $1,664,759.
The project is named "ACCELERATE" and is aimed at supporting the acquisition workforce.

≈$1.6M Department of Defense

SpectralMD: developing a device to assess burn severity with AI (Defense Health Agency, forward care) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Defense Health Agency (DHA), part of the Department of Defense, awarded SpectralMD, Inc. a contract to develop a device that assesses burn severity using AI (artificial intelligence). It is intended for the military's "Echelon III" stage of care behind the front lines.

The buyer is the Department of Defense's Defense Health Agency (DHA, which oversees medical care for the U.S. military); the awardee is SpectralMD, Inc.
The purpose is to develop a device that assesses burn severity using AI (technology that learns from patterns to help with judgments).
The intended setting is the military's "Echelon III" stage, the surgically capable rear-of-front-line level where evacuated casualties are treated.

≈$1.6M Department of Defense

Accelerating Human Augmentation Through AI and Autonomous Systems (Carnegie Mellon University, U.S. Army) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A U.S. Army federal contract awarded to Carnegie Mellon University (about $1.59 million) for research that accelerates "human augmentation" using AI and autonomous systems, made through a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA).

A federal research contract (PIID: W911QX21F0132) awarded by the U.S. Army (Department of Defense) to Carnegie Mellon University.
The contract amount is about $1.59 million ($1,590,476).
Its theme is accelerating "human augmentation" through AI and autonomous systems, centered on human–AI cooperation and capability reinforcement.

≈$1.6M Department of Defense

Human-Centered Design (HSI) Considerations for AI and Machine Learning Technologies — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $1.58 million U.S. Navy contract awarded to Strategic Analysis, Inc. to study how to adopt AI and machine learning technologies from the perspective of Human Systems Integration (HSI), the engineering discipline of building human characteristics into a design so people can use equipment and systems safely and effectively.

Awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense / Department of the Navy (U.S. Navy) to Strategic Analysis, Inc., valued at about $1,580,855.
The theme is studying Human Systems Integration (HSI) considerations for AI and machine learning technologies.
HSI is the engineering discipline that builds human characteristics, training, safety, and workload into a design so people can use equipment safely and effectively.

≈$1.6M Department of Defense

AURA TECHNOLOGIES Wins U.S. Army Contract ― SBIR Phase II Research Using AI to Tackle Parts-Supply Shortages (DMSMS) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Army (Department of Defense) awarded AURA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC a federal contract of about $1.58 million. It funds SBIR Phase II research on using AI (artificial intelligence) to address the problem of equipment parts becoming hard to obtain (DMSMS).

Awarded by the Department of Defense / U.S. Army to AURA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC for $1,579,931 (PIID: W15QKN22C0047).
The subject is SBIR Phase II research on applying AI to DMSMS (Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages).
DMSMS is the problem of part makers and materials leaving the market as equipment ages, making parts hard to obtain.

≈$1.5M Department of Health and Human Services

MITRE strategic services to support ONC health IT certification using AI validation (ONCLAIVE) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract under which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the nonprofit research organization MITRE about $1.55 million for strategic services to support health IT certification for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) using AI validation and exploration (project name ONCLAIVE).

The awarding agency is the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources; the recipient is the nonprofit research organization MITRE Corporation.
The work covers strategic services supporting health IT certification for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), under the project name ONCLAIVE.
It is awarded in the context of using AI validation and exploration to support certification.

≈$1.5M Department of Homeland Security

Cybersecurity AI Support (CAIS) for USCIS — AI professional services to APERIO GLOBAL — a federal contract (USAspending)

A roughly $1.54 million federal contract under which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) engaged APERIO GLOBAL to provide AI professional services (CAIS) to strengthen its ability to identify, protect against, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats.

Awarded by USCIS (under DHS); recipient is APERIO GLOBAL LLC; value is $1,538,850.
Scope is Cybersecurity AI Support (CAIS) — AI professional services backing the IT division.
Goal is to strengthen the ability to identify, protect, respond, and recover from cyber threats (aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework).

≈$1.5M Department of Defense

University of Maryland, College Park: Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Augmentation Program (AAA Testbed) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense's Washington Headquarters Services to the University of Maryland, College Park, worth about $1.5 million, for a testbed program that explores AI, automation, and augmentation.

A federal contract (PIID: HQ003420F0257) awarded by DoD's Washington Headquarters Services to the University of Maryland, College Park.
Covers the "Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Augmentation Program (AAA Testbed)," research demonstrating three technology areas together.
The contract value is $1,507,491.

≈$1.5M Department of Defense

SPACEHAVEN — synthetic data software to train AI for space domain awareness and in-space servicing — a federal contract (USAspending)

A federal contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to LEXSET.AI INC for about $1.5 million. It covers SPACEHAVEN, software that generates synthetic data to train AI models for space domain awareness and for in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing.

A federal contract awarded by the Department of Defense / U.S. Air Force to LEXSET.AI INC, valued at $1,499,593 (PIID: FA864923P1228).
The project is named SPACEHAVEN; the subject is software that generates synthetic data (artificially generated, simulated data) for AI training.
One stated use is training AI models for space domain awareness (understanding the situation in orbit).

≈$1.5M Department of Defense

Using AI and machine learning for scenario planning and design (MDA, SBIR/STTR Phase II) — a federal contract (USAspending)

A research and development contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to Optimization Technologies, Inc. to explore innovative uses of AI and machine learning in scenario planning and design. It was carried out as an SBIR/STTR Phase II effort, valued at about $1.48 million.

A research and development contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to Optimization Technologies, Inc., valued at about $1.48 million.
The theme is the innovative use of AI and machine learning in scenario planning and design.
The context is using AI to support planning that quickly examines many possible situations.

≈$1.5M Department of Defense

NEXCEPTA INC's AI-Assisted Engineering Study "ARMS" for the DoD Missile Defense Agency (SBIR/STTR Phase II) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded NEXCEPTA INC a research and development contract (about $1.47 million) for AI-assisted engineering. The project is named "ARMS" and is carried out as an SBIR/STTR Phase II effort.

The buyer is the U.S. Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency (MDA); the awardee is NEXCEPTA INC; the value is about $1.47 million (PIID: HQ086024C7603).
The project is named "ARMS" and studies an AI recommender for engineering support.
The theme is supporting model-based systems engineering (MBSE)—designing complex systems on a consistent digital model.

≈$1.4M National Science Foundation

NSF contracts IDA to assess the need for an AI Scholarship for Service program and US capacity to support it — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a roughly $1.4 million contract to the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), a nonprofit federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), to assess the need for an artificial intelligence (AI) "Scholarship for Service" program and the U.S. capacity to support it.

NSF awarded a contract to assess the need for an AI version of a "Scholarship for Service" program and U.S. capacity to support it.
The recipient is the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), a nonprofit federally funded research and development center (FFRDC).
The contract is valued at about $1.4 million.

≈$1.4M Department of the Interior

Treasury's "GAIMI" task order to test agile integration of generative AI — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Departmental Offices awarded this roughly $1.39 million federal contract to GREAT HILL SOLUTIONS, LLC for "GAIMI" (Generative Artificial Intelligence Models Integration), an effort to embed generative AI into its work.

Awarded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury / Departmental Offices to GREAT HILL SOLUTIONS, LLC.
The project name is "GAIMI" — Generative Artificial Intelligence Models Integration.
The contract value is about $1,388,420.

≈$1.3M Department of Defense

U.S. Navy SBIR Phase II Contract to AVATHON GOVERNMENT (ML/AI to Develop Mission Capabilities, $1,347,918, Topic N193-A01) — a federal contract (USAspending)

The U.S. Navy (Department of Defense) awarded this contract to AVATHON GOVERNMENT, INC. for research using machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to develop capabilities and impact mission success. It is an SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase II effort under topic N193-A01, valued at $1,347,918.

Federal contract (PIID: N0002425CS033) awarded by the U.S. Navy (Department of Defense) to AVATHON GOVERNMENT, INC.
An SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase II effort under topic N193-A01.
The original record states it uses ML and AI to develop capabilities and impact mission success.

Ranked by amount (original)

AI-related federal contracts — Top 40

Federal procurement contracts containing "artificial intelligence," largest first. Contracts with a summary link internally; others link to the official USAspending primary source.

1
ECS FEDERAL, LLC Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Army

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORT TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP PROTOTYPES TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING A...

≈$120.6M $120,575,059
2
TUKNIK GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC Explained
Department of the Interior ・Departmental Offices

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT), ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), AND MACHINE LEARNING (ML) PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT SERV...

≈$106.7M $106,725,461
3
Palantir Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Army

PALANTIR SHALL PERFORM TESTING AN END-TO-END APPROACH TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR DEFENSE USE CASES.

≈$91.2M $91,176,844
4
ECS FEDERAL, LLC Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Army

CONTRACT TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP, MODIFY, DEPLOY, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING...

≈$67.9M $67,878,357
5
SWISH DATA CORPORATION Explained
Department of Veterans Affairs ・Department of Veterans Affairs

SCIENCE LOGIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS (AIOPS) SOLUTION

≈$47.8M $47,795,668
6
Accenture Federal Explained
Department of Commerce ・U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

IMPROVE PATENT SEARCH WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONTRACTOR SUPPORT FOR RFI PROTOTYPE POP&FPOP: 6 MONTHS FRO...

≈$44.1M $44,076,745
7
MORSECORP, INC Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Army

ADVANCED TEST AND EVALUATION (T&E) FOR THE EXPONENTIAL PACE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / MACHINE LEARNING (AI/...

≈$41.4M $41,434,075
8
BYTECUBED, LLC Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Army

12MONTH BASE PERIOD 12MONTH OP. EST ACCELERATING DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE(ADA)INCIDENT RESPONSE(IR)TEA...

≈$34.6M $34,571,375
9
Accenture Federal Explained
Department of Commerce ・U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

PATENT SEARCH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS AND LABOR. THIS ACTION IS AWARDED PURSUANT TO THE USPTO EFFICIENC...

≈$28.4M $28,378,496
10
ENLIGHTEN IT CONSULTING LLC Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Army

CYBER ANALYTICS AND DETECTION (CAD) OMNIBUS PROCUREMENT FOR MAINTENANCE, DEVELOPMENT, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE...

≈$25.7M $25,745,811
11
TUKNIK GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC Explained
Department of the Interior ・Departmental Offices

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT SERVICES

≈$21.6M $21,596,322
12
CAMGIAN CORPORATION Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Army

DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED DATA-DRIVEN COGNITIVE DECISION AIDS AND THE ASSOCIATED TOOLS/INFRASTRUCTURE TO DEMONST...

≈$21.1M $21,112,575
13
INDEX ANALYTICS LLC Explained
Department of Health and Human Services ・Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THROUGH MACHINE LEARNED MODELING (AIMM)

≈$16.6M $16,567,089
14
LEISNOI PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC Explained
Department of Defense ・Washington Headquarters Services

THIS IS A NON-PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND MACHI...

≈$16.4M $16,380,602
15
Northrop Grumman Explained
Department of Defense ・Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REINFORCEMENTS (AIR)

≈$15.9M $15,915,495
16
MILE TWO LLC Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Air Force

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENHANCED WORKFLOWS &PROCESSES -SBIR3

≈$14.8M $14,788,874
17
FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. Explained
Department of Commerce ・U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ASSISTANT TOOLS PATENT EXAMINATION MODERNIZATION (PATENT AI)

≈$13.7M $13,651,931
18
Accenture Federal Explained
Department of Commerce ・U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

PATENT SEARCH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS AND LABOR. THIS ACTION IS AWARDED PURSUANT TO THE USPTO EFFICIEN...

≈$13.3M $13,293,563
19
ASR ANALYTICS, LLC Explained
Department of the Treasury ・Internal Revenue Service

EMERGING COMPLIANCE ISSUES: DEMAND FOR DATA AND ANALYTICAL SERVICES CONTINUES TO INCREASE ACROSS ALL IRS BUSIN...

≈$12.9M $12,874,959
20
EXPEDITION TECHNOLOGY, INC. Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Army

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING-ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPEDITIONARY MANEUVER AND AIR/GROUND R...

≈$12.7M $12,703,860
21
VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC Explained
Department of Veterans Affairs ・Department of Veterans Affairs

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MACHINES TO ASSIST IN THE DETECTION OF CANCER IN COLONOSCOPY PROCEDURES.

≈$12.4M $12,379,500
22
KONIAG IT SYSTEMS, LLC Explained
Department of Defense ・Washington Headquarters Services

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT SERVICES

≈$12M $12,022,390
23
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Air Force

HYBRID ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND AUTONOMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERED OPERATIONALLY RELEVANT AND EXP...

≈$11.3M $11,267,487
24
CACI International Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Air Force

FRAMEWORK FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRUSTWORTHINESS IN HUMAN-MACHINE DELEGATION (FAITH-MD)

≈$10.8M $10,759,769
25
THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Army

QUANTUM & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEXT GENERATION ARMAMENT SYSTEMS

≈$10.5M $10,484,496
26
SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LLC Explained
Department of Defense ・Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REINFORCEMENTS (AIR) PHASE 1

≈$10.1M $10,103,719
27
NIMBIS SERVICES INC Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Air Force

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM (AI-WFD)

≈$9.9M $9,944,132
28
IBM Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Air Force

NORTH POLE HUB - DESIGN, VERIFY AND VALIDATE AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND MACHINE LEARNING (ML) NORTH P...

≈$9.7M $9,738,224
29
IPERFORMX LLC Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Air Force

SOFTWARE LICENSES AND SUPPORT FOR THE USER PORTAL, SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FLIGHT INST...

≈$9.7M $9,678,852
30
MIXMODE INC Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Air Force

MIXMODE SBIR PHASE III - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR NETWORK VISIBILITY AND REAL-TIME THREAT DETECTION FOR PRO...

≈$9.5M $9,511,740
31
KITWARE INC Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Air Force

A2I2: ARCHITECTURE, ALGORITHMS, AND INNOVATIVE INTERFACES FOR DO IT YOURSELF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

≈$9.5M $9,495,868
32
LMI CONSULTING, LLC Explained
Department of Defense ・Washington Headquarters Services

CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICE SUPPLY CHAIN RISK EVALUATION ENVIRONMENT PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT...

≈$9.4M $9,396,447
33
BUTT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Army

DESIGN-BUILD (DB) CONSTRUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MANUFACTURING RESEARCH CAPABILITY CENTER (AIMR-2C) B...

≈$9.1M $9,081,400
34
CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (US) LLC Explained
Department of Commerce ・U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

NEW REQUIREMENT FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ASSIST PATENT EXAMINERS IN IMAGE SEARCHING.

≈$8.9M $8,913,712
35
Palantir Explained
Department of Defense ・Missile Defense Agency

THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) REQUIRES DATA/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM TO BUILD ANALYTICS AND ARTIFIC...

≈$8.9M $8,904,848
36
METRON INCORPORATED Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Army

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT CONTRACT FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE...

≈$8.7M $8,733,610
37
MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. Explained
Department of Defense ・Missile Defense Agency

DIGITAL ENGINEERING DRIVING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENHANCED MODELING AND SIMULATION (DEDAIM)

≈$8.4M $8,404,884
38
Accenture Federal Explained
Department of Justice ・Federal Bureau of Investigation

ITSSS- 2 SCOR 49- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) EXPLOITATION PROOF OF CONCEPT (POC)

≈$8.3M $8,336,751
39
CREDENCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Explained
Department of Defense ・Defense Logistics Agency

PROCUREMENT INTEGRATED ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MACHINE LEARNING TRANSFORMATION

≈$8.3M $8,275,478
40
VIRTUALITICS INC Explained
Department of Defense ・Department of the Air Force

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/ MACHINE LEARNING SBIR PHASE III

≈$7.7M $7,699,992

Source: USAspending (DATA Act open data). Amounts are as of collection. Links go to the official primary source.