Pentagon’s Military AI Effort Project Maven Could Begin Contracting in 2024

Published on January 10, 2024

The Department of Defense’s key artificial intelligence effort, Project Maven, is poised to meaningfully move forward this year and potentially begin contracting activity after officially becoming a program of record at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in November. 

Link to the full article: https://www.govconwire.com/2024/01/pentagons-military-ai-effort-project-maven-could-begin-contracting-in-2024/

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