US Army chooses Appian to support AI-powered transformation

PEX Network’s key takeaways:

• The US Army has awarded process automation vendor Appian a new Enterprise Agreement (EA) to enable and support artificial intelligence (AI) powered transformation efforts.
• The EA grants access to the full Appian Platform across all Army organizations and missions for the digitization of complex processes.
• “This award reflects the Army’s strategic IT vision for modernization by consolidating contract actions across the Army into a single EA to promote cost efficiencies.”

The US Army has awarded process automation vendor Appian a new EA to support AI-powered transformation.

The EA provides the Army with the ability to purchase up to US$500 million of Appian platform licenses, maintenance, support services, and cloud services over a 10-year period. 

The comprehensive framework endorses the Army’s software modernization and AI-powered transformation efforts and accelerates warfighters’ access to trusted, mission-focused solutions, according to the announcement.

In addition to the new EA, Appian Defense Cloud (ADC) is now authorized to operate (conditionally) (ATO-C) by the Army, further supporting its push for faster adoption of secure commercial technologies.

The US Army’s transition to an enterprise-wide licensing structure with a predictable annual cost is expected to reduce total cost of ownership substantially.

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US Army selects Appian for AI-powered transformation

The EA grants access to the full Appian Platform across all Army organizations and missions, which can enable the digitization of complex processes.

“This award reflects the Army’s strategic IT vision for modernization by consolidating contract actions across the Army into a single EA to promote cost efficiencies, while embracing AI-powered process automation and low-code application development to deliver capabilities through the Army cloud environment,” said Army CIO, Mr Leonel Garciga.

Meanwhile, ADC brings commercial parity to an IL5 environment, ensuring warfighters always have access to the latest AI technology. The ADC Army enclave is interconnected with the cARMY 2.0 environment as a cloud tenant, enabling faster, more scalable, and integrated performance.

“This EA is about more than access to technology; it’s about outcomes,” commented Michael Beckley, founder and CTO of Appian. “By combining enterprise-wide licensing, a secure SaaS landing zone in Appian Defense Cloud, and outcome-based delivery services, we’re enabling the Army and Department of War to move from pilot projects to mission-ready capabilities at scale, with speed, predictability, and confidence.”

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