Joint Force Headquarters-DODIN and the Defense Intelligence Agency are conducting an all-source intelligence pilot to aid the work of defensive cyber efforts.

“I think AI can really contribute into network configuration and edge computing," the agency's chief financial officer said.

U.S. Cyber Command and the Defense Intelligence Agency are conducting a series of pilots and sprints to evaluate ways to improve foundational cyber intelligence.

Northrop was awarded a nine-year contract worth up to $700 million for the effort.

A provision for the initiative was included in the Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

The IC does not currently have an overarching cloud governance model. 

Contractors that could supply assistance related to AI career development and AI infrastructure and tools are invited to respond to an RFI.

It’s all part of DOD’s aim to “have global accessibility to the right data at the time of need,” a DIA official told DefenseScoop.

Sen. Mark Warner, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, believes the nature of emerging technology has fundamentally changed the nature of national security.

Cyber Command – and the broader DOD intelligence apparatus – are working to develop and build out foundational cyber intelligence.