Scale AI is taking the Department of Defense to court, and some docs are expected to be classified

"Meta-backed artificial intelligence training company Scale AI is suing the Department of Defense. The nature of the dispute, including what Scale is seeking, is unclear. Most of the documents, including the complaint, were filed on January 30 and are sealed. The lawsuit has not previously been reported. Case documents are expected to include classified information at the "secret/no foreign" level, according to one of the few unsealed documents."

"The US is the only named defendant. Another AI company, Enabled Intelligence, joined as an intervenor defendant - a third party that voluntarily joins a suit to protect their interests. In the fall, Scale lost a bid for a contract worth up to $708 million from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, part of the DoD, to Enabled Intelligence. The contract, which could last up to seven years, was the agency's largest data-training agreement yet. It includes work with the Pentagon's signature AI effort, Maven."

"In late December, Scale filed a bid protest with the Government Accountability Office against the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Scale's bid protest was dismissed in late January, two days before the company sued in the Court of Federal Claims. The GAO does not typically publish information on routine protest dismissals. In 2024, Scale won a $24 million, one-year contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to work on data labeling for Maven."

Scale AI sued the Department of Defense, filing a sealed complaint on January 30. The nature of the dispute remains unclear. Case documents are expected to include classified information at the "secret/no foreign" level. Enabled Intelligence joined as an intervenor defendant. Scale lost a fall bid for an NGA contract worth up to $708 million that could last seven years and cover data-training work including Maven. Scale filed a GAO bid protest in late December that was dismissed in late January, two days before the Court of Federal Claims suit. Scale previously won a $24 million, one-year NGA data-labeling contract for Maven. A spokesperson declined to comment, saying the matter relates to a procurement decision.

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