At a roundtable with industry and academia at the Defense Innovation Unit, I met a CEO whose company had developed a language translation app that was providing critical support across the Department of Defense. He shared that the department was paying high prices at the last minute across multiple siloed vehicles and customers. It was, he frankly said, a poor business model. He couldn’t plan for the support the department clearly needed, and the department couldn’t leverage enterprise scale and predictability to drive down the cost. It was bad for the taxpayer and bad for the company to be on this unpredictable seesaw of demand. In parallel, in August 2023, the department highlighted a critical shortage of translators impacting some key missions. So, in November, my office onboarded this company across our platforms on an enterprise vehicle with enough ceiling to support demand across the department. It is critical that this type of speed of execution matching AI and digital solutions with real mission impact moves from episodic to routine. AI and digital solutions are increasing the pace of change and advancement across key sectors of American society, including the Department of Defense. Advanced data applications that leverage AI […]
K&X Design and Investment Technology, LLC
Invest The Invisible Impact
K&X Design and Investment Technology, LLC
Invest The Invisible Impact
