Alpha-1 Development Activities

Abstract

The CDAO goal and strategy is to enable DOD Components to build AI/ML capabilities more easily, securely, reliably, and responsibly. ALPHA-I’s mission is to eliminate the gap between AI’s R&D, DEV-OPS, Acquisition, and data-pipeline deployment while providing all the ML-OPS tools for the DoD at Scale. Alpha-I should provide a service to the department that is responsible for strengthening and integrating data, analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), Development Operations, and digital solutions. This will be accomplished via collaboration and integration with existing and emerging DoD AI/ML programs and projects, and by selectively making investments to create portfolios of common, interoperable capabilities, tools, and services to enable the development and adoption of AI/ML across the DoD. Enterprise Services, Interoperability, and Collaboration will be key to develop, provide, broker, and advise on the design and development of infrastructure, apps, tools, and services needed by the variation of customers across the warfighting domains and platforms. Specifically focusing the tool sets to support the building of AI within narrow AI, generative AI and autonomy. As the market continues to mature rapidly in technology, intelligence, etc., the CDAO will continue to adapt and prioritize work based on the Department’s need, delivering the mix of capabilities and best practices that will help all DOD components. Delivery of requirements, data labeling, data mesh, consulting, and continuing of Testing and Evaluation will be critical for DOD if they want to succeed in any type of conflicts moving forward.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
0604133D8Z_5_0400_PB_2025
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy

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