AI enhances Defense Logistics Agency’s end-to-end operations, CIO says

DLA Chief Information Officer Adarryl Roberts said accelerating Pentagon-wide adoption of AI tools is important because “we need to move at pace to keep up with our adversaries in China and Russia.”

Greater adoption and use of artificial intelligence tools to streamline services for the U.S. military will enable warfighters to focus more effectively on high-level operations, according to the technology lead of the Pentagon agency that manages the global supply chain for the armed forces.

Speaking at the Appian Government 2025 summit on Thursday, Adarryl Roberts — chief information officer for the Defense Logistics Agency — called AI a force multiplier for the Department of Defense that will likely deliver a range of enhanced benefits, from mission support to procurement optimization.

Roberts noted that the agency already handles “about 10,000 automated contract orders per day,” but said “the next step for us is, ‘How do you keep your purchase ...