Leveraging AI TO FIGHT
COMPLEXITY AND UNLOCK DIGITAL ACQUISITION by BRIAN KOZOLA
Digital Acquisition methods offer an effective way to manage complexity, accelerate delivery, and optimize performance. The Department of War (DoW) has been pursuing digital transformation for nearly a decade, starting with the 2018 Digital Engineering Strategy . While investing heavily and pushing a digital mandate with DoD 5000.97 Digital Engineering , successes are largely relegated to isolated pilots; the power and promises of this new approach have yet to be realized across the DoW acquisition enterprise. A 2025 Government Accountabil -
gineering practices are rarely planned or applied during the stages where they would create the greatest return.
The momentum is picking up, and the 2025 Acquisition Transformation Strategy (ATS) directs the workforce to leverage artificial intelligence (AI), modernize
ity Office (GAO) assessment (GAO-25 -107569) of 106 major weapons pro - grams found that advanced digital en -
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