"Greater adoption and use of artificial intelligence tools to streamline services for the U.S. military will enable warfighters to focus more effectively on high-level operations, according to the technology lead of the Pentagon agency that manages the global supply chain for the armed forces. Speaking at the Appian Government 2025 summit on Thursday, Adarryl Roberts - chief information officer for the Defense Logistics Agency - called AI a force multiplier for the Department of Defense that will likely deliver a range of enhanced benefits, from mission support to procurement optimization."
"In line with the AI action plan rolled out by the Trump administration in July, Roberts said DLA is focused on accelerating AI adoption across DOD. This approach, he added, is different from some other agencies' AI-related pushes, since DLA is prioritizing an end-to-end initiative that does not simply rely on the use of generative AI tools. Roberts added that "our focus was, 'How do we justify our investment in AI focusing on deterministic models, which lead to a high degree of confidence in the output of those models?'""
The Defense Logistics Agency operates extensive automated contracting, processing about 10,000 automated contract orders per day and pursuing further automation to eliminate manual fixes. COVID-19 accelerated a shift from reactionary response to predictive support using AI and automation. The agency is exploring more than 200 AI use cases and maintains over 55 models in production, testing, and use for demand planning and supply chain risk management. DLA is prioritizing an end-to-end AI initiative that goes beyond generative tools, emphasizing deterministic models to produce high-confidence outputs and aligning efforts with a federal AI action plan to accelerate adoption across the Department of Defense.
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