On May 6, Scale AI announced that the U.S. Department of War’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) has expanded its enterprise agreement with Scale, increasing the agreement ceiling from $100 million to $500 million. The expansion directly supports the Department’s strategic imperative to accelerate the adoption of data, analytics, and AI capabilities across the joint force to maintain a competitive advantage.
The agreement, a Production Other Transaction Authority (OTA) originally awarded in September 2025, provides any component across the entire Department of War with a streamlined, turn-key pathway to access Scale’s end-to-end AI capabilities – spanning data labeling, model development, generative AI platforms, and engineering services – across NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS networks.
The five-fold ceiling increase follows the rapid uptake of the agreement across the Department since its original award. DoW components have leveraged the vehicle to initiate Project Agreements spanning computer vision, generative AI decision-support, and data operations, reflecting a level of demand that exceeded the original ceiling. The expansion ensures the agreement can support the full breadth of the Department’s AI ambitions, aligning with the Department of War AI Strategy and its focus on building a robust data foundation and creating an agile, iterative pipeline for AI deployment at the tactical edge.
“As the era of small-scale AI pilots gives way to enterprise-wide deployment, the infrastructure decisions the Department makes known – which platforms to trust, which data operations to invest in, which partners to build for the long term – will shape the operational AI capabilities of the U.S. military for the decade ahead,” said Kathryn Harris, head of defense at Scale AI. “The expansion of Scale’s agreement with CDAO is a direct reflection of the trust we’ve earned and the accelerating demand across the force for capabilities such as Scale’s that work at the speed and security level the mission requires. Our platform is designed to help the Department operationalize its Responsible AI principles, ensuring that as we scale these capabilities, they remain reliable, auditable, and trusted by the warfighter. We’re proud to deepen this partnership and to serve as the Department’s long-term AI infrastructure partner.”
Source: Scale AI
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