General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is set to deploy an AI-enabled cybersecurity platform across 187 US Air Force bases worldwide under a $120 million task order awarded through the service’s Next Generation Gateway program. The effort will see the rollout of GDIT’s Everest Zero Trust Digital Accelerator, a data-centric solution designed to secure information across all classification levels and support more than one million users globally. By integrating artificial intelligence, the system is intended to accelerate the detection and response to cyber threats. The deployment aligns with the Department of Defense’s broader adoption of the zero trust security model, which mandates continuous verification of users, devices, and applications regardless of location. Zero trust has become a central DoD priority, with DISA already embedding such controls into cloud environments and validating configurations through dedicated assessment labs before enterprise-wide implementation.
