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Yahoo
12-06-2025
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Vantiq Earns DoD Tradewinds Awardable Status Clearing a Fast Path to Defense Deployment
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vantiq, the global leader in real-time AI and intelligent systems platforms, announced today its official designation as "awardable" through the Department of Defense's (DoD) Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace. This prestigious endorsement from the Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO) validates Vantiq's platform as mission-ready, innovative and deployable at scale across defense environments. The Tradewinds awardable status positions Vantiq directly in alignment with the Secretary of Defense's March 2025 directive to accelerate software acquisition via Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), Other Transaction Authority (OTA) and the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP). Vantiq now stands in the fast lane for DoD adoption, enabling agencies to procure the platform immediately and eliminating traditional delays for rapid mission delivery via the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF). "Vantiq's awardable designation confirms our commitment to delivering operational—not experimental—AI solutions that support real-time decision-making, autonomy and system orchestration critical to national security," said Marty Sprinzen, Co-founder and CEO, Vantiq. "This recognition underscores that Vantiq is built for the complexities of defense missions where lives and assets depend on reliable, intelligent systems." Vantiq successfully passed a rigorous evaluation process demonstrating scalability, innovation and high impact across AI/ML, autonomous operations and real-time distributed intelligence. The platform's peer-to-peer federated architecture supports resilient operation from drones to disconnected edge environments, maintaining mission continuity even when connectivity is compromised. Industry experts agree the CDAO endorsement marks a turning point in how the DoD fields next-generation capabilities. John Weiler, CEO of the IT-AAC stated, "I am not surprised to see CDAO recognize Vantiq's unique offering that aligns perfectly with the SECDEF's memo on use of OTA's and SW Acquisition Pathways. Their AI-driven SW platform will provide PMs with means for embracing Cloud, Edge Computing and distributed data sources of every type" Key benefits of Vantiq's Tradewinds awardable status include: Supporting the DoD's need for speed and agility with faster development and operational deployment cycles Enabling real-time, distributed intelligence across cloud, edge and IoT devices Delivering 90% faster development with low-code tools designed for rapid multi-agent system creation Automating generative AI for trustworthy, auditable, multi-agent collaboration in mission-critical settings Providing end-to-end control and full interoperability without vendor lock-in Together, these capabilities give the Department of Defense a single, open platform that brings intelligence in real-time to every layer of the mission—from secure cloud to contested edge—while preserving the audit trails and interoperability mandates that safeguard national security. "Harnessing the power of agentic AI, Vantiq is transforming software design, development and deployment—enabling adaptive, autonomous solutions that accelerate innovation and operational efficiency," added Nino Marcantonio, the Director of Defense Logistics Innovation Forum. This award is a major milestone for Vantiq, affirming its role as a critical enabler for the DoD's AI-driven modernization strategy and underscores the platform's readiness to accelerate defense mission outcomes at scale. About VantiqVantiq is the leading platform for automating and orchestrating software with real-time intelligence powered by Generative AI—turning insight into instant action. Built for enterprises, governments, and industries where milliseconds matter, Vantiq enables organizations to integrate AI, edge computing, and real-time data to power intelligent, event-driven systems. With its low-code architecture and Agentic AI capabilities, Vantiq accelerates digital transformation in sectors like emergency response, smart infrastructure, defense and healthcare—ensuring AI doesn't just analyze data, but takes action when it counts. For more information, visit About TradewindsThe Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace is the premier offering of Tradewinds, the Department of Defense's (DoD's) suite of tools and services designed to accelerate the procurement and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), data, and analytics capabilities. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Vantiq Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hegseth mandates streamlined software acquisition approach in new memo
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week issued a mandate to Defense Department acquisition offices requiring all new programs that rely on software to use existing tools aimed at delivering those capabilities faster. In a memo dated March 6 and released publicly Friday, Hegseth directs all DOD components to use the Pentagon's Software Acquisition Pathway, as well as other authorities created to leverage commercial capabilities — all in an effort to speed up the process for fielding software-heavy systems. 'The Department of Defense has been slow to recognize that software-defined warfare is not a future construct, but the reality we find ourselves operating in today,' Hegseth said in the memo, which is addressed to all senior Pentagon leaders, combatant commanders and field activity directors. 'When it comes to software acquisition, we are overdue in pivoting to a performance-based outcome and, as such, it is the warfighter who pays the price.' Senior defense officials told reporters Friday the memo is the first of what will likely be a series of steps from Hegseth, who has said on several occasions he wants to change the way the military buys and builds both software and hardware. The officials requested anonymity to speak freely about the secretary's guidance. The Defense Department created the Software Acquisition Pathway in 2020 as the recommended approach for buying software. The pathway offers a tailored acquisition mechanism, recognizing that software can't, and shouldn't, be procured under the same process as an aircraft or ship. DOD program offices adopted the approach fairly broadly, and today 82 programs representing each of the military services are using the pathway to buy a range of capabilities — from command-and-control systems to cyber. The problem, according to one official, is that the pathway hasn't been combined with other authorities designed to attract and take advantage of commercial capabilities. Those authorities include an approach championed by the Defense Innovation Unit called a Commercial Solutions Opening, a type of solicitation that allows startups and non-traditional defense companies to sell products and services to DOD. DIU also leverages a contracting tool called Other Transaction awards, which isn't subject to the same regulations as a standard contract and allows the government to award contracts on faster timelines. As part of Hegseth's memo requiring use of the Software Acquisition Pathway, he calls for acquisition organizations to make Commercial Solutions Openings and Other Transaction contracting approaches 'the default' for buying capabilities. 'Department components are prohibited from implementing further guidance on this point that would set out restrictive measures, guidelines, frameworks, directives or policies other than required by statute,' he said. The under secretary of acquisition and sustainment, as well as DIU — because of its experience with these tools — will craft an implementation plan over the next month. DIU expects to see an uptick in the number of program offices wanting to work with the organization to procure software using these methods, one official said. As part of the implementation plan, the department will identify what resources DIU will need to support the increased workload and help train acquisition officials on how to use these authorities. 'The combination of DIU innovation with acquisition modernization is creating a streamlined mechanic to both deliver capability fast and simultaneously open up the industry base to a broader audience,' one official said.
