Artificial Intelligence: DoD Needs Department-Wide Guidance to Inform Acquisitions

This report examines key factors that selected private companies reported considering when acquiring AI capabilities, and the extent to which DoD has department-wide AI acquisition guidance and how, if at all, this guidance reflects key factors identified by private sector companies.

Government Accountability Office is making four recommendations for DOD and the three military departments to develop guidance on acquiring AI capabilities, leveraging private company factors as appropriate.