NGA’s Project Maven Focused on ‘Building AI the Right Way,’ Says Maven Office Director Rachael Martin

Published on March 25, 2024



Project Maven was launched in 2017 to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence across the U.S. military. The initiative has made tremendous strides in its efforts to explore new AI technologies, and in November, it became a program of record at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Rachael Martin, director of NGA’s Maven Office and a 2024 Wash100 Award winner, said the program “began from a place of learning.” As her office gears up to implement the capabilities Project Maven has developed across the Department of Defense, Martin is focused on the delicate balancing act of scaling quickly while still “building AI the right way,” she said in a keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual AI Summit on Thursday.

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