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Army picks AWS and WWT for AI cyber defense pilot, DefenseScoop reports

DefenseScoop reports a combined $2.6 million value for the Project Griffin pilot, which aims to develop AI agents that take defensive measures faster than human operators.

The Army selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) and World Wide Technology (WWT) for Project Griffin, an AI-enabled cybersecurity pilot, DefenseScoop reported Oct. 28. The effort has a combined total value of $2.6 million under the Army Rapid Development of Cyber Defense Systems program.1

Army aims to develop an ecosystem of agents

agentic AI solutions for an Intelligent Response and Orchestration Node (IRON) capability under Project Griffin

defensive measuresfaster than a human operatorplanned

Army aims to develop an ecosystem of agents using information from network sensors to take defensive measures faster than a human operator

IRON

Per the August solicitation, IRON must distinguish actual threats from false positives and keep a complete and automated audit trail for every action

Reported by DefenseScoop, Aug. 21 and Oct. 28, 2026

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The Army aims to develop agents that use information from its network sensors to take defensive measures against potential threats faster than a human operator can. Its August solicitation sought agentic AI solutions for an Intelligent Response and Orchestration Node, or IRON, under Griffin.1

Brandon Pugh, the Secretary of the Army’s principal cyber advisor, said at the AUSA conference earlier in October that the Army received over 100 industry submissions and selected two vendors. He did not name them then.1

WWT area vice president Keith Linenberger wrote in a LinkedIn post quoted by DefenseScoop that WWT is partnering with Crogl on integrations connecting AI agents with cyber teams’ tools and data. He described the work as a prototype. DefenseScoop’s article does not specify AWS’s deliverables or how the pilot’s value is divided between the companies.1

DefenseScoop reported that the August solicitation requires IRON to distinguish actual threats from false positives and maintain a complete, automated audit trail for every action it takes.2 Those requirements pair the Army’s speed goal with controls on the agents’ actions.1–2

Sources (2)
  1. DefenseScoop: Army taps AWS and WWT to boost AI-enabled cybersecurity initiative (Oct. 28, 2026) defensescoop.com
  2. DefenseScoop: Army wants fast AI cybersecurity agents that won’t run up costs or create vulnerabilities (Aug. 21, 2026) defensescoop.com
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Contracts · Cyber infrastructure

DISA seeks cloud identity and access prototype for Department of War

Responses are due Nov. 30 for a commercial identity-management prototype. It would operate across IL5 and IL6 environments.

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking a commercial, cloud-hosted identity and access management prototype to modernize the Department of War’s legacy identity infrastructure.1

DISA seeks solutions to prototype a Next Generation E-ICAM capability

Enterprise Identity, Credential, and Access Management (E-ICAM)

modernize legacy identity infrastructuremodular, cloud-hostedplanned

This effort will modernize legacy identity infrastructure with a modular, cloud-hosted commercial off-the-shelf/software-as-a-service solution operating across IL5 and IL6 environments.

The prototype must address the Federated Identity Provider, Automated Account Provisioning, Master Entitlement Record, and Federation Hub core capabilities.

Response deadline is Nov. 30, 2026, 5:00 p.m. America/Chicago (Monday)

Source: SAM.gov. As of Nov. 7, 2026.

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DISA is seeking the capability through a prototype Other Transaction opportunity linked to its competitive Commercial Solutions Opening.1–3

The Next Generation Enterprise Identity, Credential, and Access Management (E-ICAM) effort calls for a modular commercial off-the-shelf or software-as-a-service solution. The solution would operate across Impact Level 5 (IL5) and Impact Level 6 (IL6) environments. The prototype must address four core capabilities: Federated Identity Provider, Automated Account Provisioning, Master Entitlement Record and Federation Hub.1

Responses to the Area of Interest are due Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. Central.1

DISA’s Commercial Solutions Opening and any Other Transactions awarded through it are not subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation or its supplements.3

Sources (3)
  1. SAM.gov notice record sam.gov
  2. SAM.gov notice history sam.gov
  3. SAM.gov: DISA Commercial Solutions Opening (HC108425S0001) sam.gov
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Contracts · Space

Viasat wins contract for Space Data Network’s mission operations hub

The award includes a $115 million initial task order to design, field and scale the center, under a contract with a $450 million ceiling.

Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded Viasat a competitive indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Space Data Network Backbone’s Mission Operations Center, the command announced Nov. 5, 2026. The contract carries a $450 million maximum ceiling and a $115 million initial task order to design, field and scale the center.1

Viasat, Inc. will serve as the network and mission system integration partner

Mission Operations Center (MOC) for the Space Data Network Backbone

maximum ceiling$450 millionactual

contract to Viasat, Inc., with a maximum ceiling of $450 million

initial task order$115 millionactual

to design, field, and scale the MOC

Source: Space Systems Command, Nov. 5, 2026

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Viasat will serve as the network and mission system integration partner as SSC expands its open-architecture ecosystem across multiple space-segment providers. SSC plans to bring mission integration, network operations and data transport management together through the center.1

The effort builds on the multi-vendor acquisition strategy demonstrated in the Space-Based Sensing and Targeting portfolio’s earlier Delivery Order 2 and Delivery Order 3 work. That work involved Amazon LEO for Government, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab and York Space Systems.1

Breaking Defense reported that the center will serve as the network orchestration hub for the backbone, a low Earth orbit constellation being built by SpaceX. The network’s near-term focus will be supporting the Golden Dome missile defense initiative, the outlet reported.2

DefenseScoop reported that earlier this year the Department of War awarded SpaceX a $2.3 billion contract to deliver a fully operational backbone prototype by the end of 2027.3

The center is intended to integrate mission systems across multiple constellations and providers.1 Breaking Defense described network orchestration as autonomously shifting data among satellite constellations and ground stations when congestion or jamming slows transmission.2

Sources (3)
  1. SSC release, Nov. 5, 2026 www.ssc.spaceforce.mil
  2. Breaking Defense breakingdefense.com
  3. DefenseScoop defensescoop.com
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