In the FY2027 budget request, the DoW is seeking nearly $30 billion to modernize AI supercomputing infrastructure: a direct signal that the January 2026 AI-first strategy is being resourced, not just announced. Workforce AI literacy, AI-enabled decision support, and data readiness pipelines are now line items, not aspirations. Platforms without enterprise-grade data access and metadata management fall outside the acquisition criteria as this funding flows.

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