# Army Selects Dynamo AI for Risk Management

The U.S. Army selected Dynamo AI through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for AI risk-management capabilities intended for mission-critical defense applications. In an interview, Carahsoft sales director Alex Whitworth described federal interest in tools that monitor model behavior, constrain autonomous actions, and support human oversight. He also characterized the pause in the CMMC rollout as an opportunity to clarify and streamline compliance, including through automation and continuous monitoring. The signal provides no solicitation details, contract value, or procurement deadline.

- The Army SBIR selection gives companies developing AI governance and risk-management capabilities a concrete defense-market reference point; relevant offerings include model monitoring, controls on autonomous actions, and human-oversight functions.
- Contractors supporting CMMC efforts can evaluate automation and continuous-monitoring approaches, while recognizing that this signal does not specify revised requirements or a new compliance timeline.
- Whitworth also identified quantum sensing as a potential navigation capability in GPS-denied environments, but the signal does not identify a related Army procurement or solicitation.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 30, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Army (Army)

### Vendors
- Dynamo AI (SBIR awardee)
- Carahsoft ()

### Sources
- [Alex Whitworth Carahsoft Interview on AI Governance, CMMC](https://www.executivebiz.com/articles/alex-whitworth-carahsoft-interview-ai-governance-quantum-cmmc) - ExecutiveBiz