How DoW Can Keep Mission-Critical Operations Running | AI in Sustainment

Maintenance teams usually have the information they need. Finding it is the problem. Recorded August 27, 2026. GovLoop hosted a panel on how defense organizations are using AI to strengthen maintenance and sustainment operations, reduce downtime, and keep assets ready from the installation to the edge. Panelists from the U.S. Department of War, NATO Allied Command Transformation, Naval Sea Systems Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, and Legion Intelligence covered where workflows break down today and what can be modernized without replacing the systems already in place. Topics covered: Why fragmented, unstructured data is the barrier to AI-ready maintenance Capturing institutional knowledge before experienced maintainers retire Working on top of legacy CMMS, ERP, and SharePoint environments instead of ripping them out Pushing information to technicians before they arrive on site, rather than waiting for them to search for it Moving from reactive repair to predictive readiness forecasting, including spare parts demand and digital twins Governance, guardrails, and attribution when agentic workflows enter secure enclaves Writing requirements that let a program fail fast and iterate Speakers: Nina Khan, Strategic Operational Energy and AI Integration Lead, U.S. DoW Thomas LaBatt, Chief Transformation Officer, One Aligned, Inc. Former Naval Sea Systems Command executive and Director of Industrial Operations Transformation Dominique Luzeaux, Transformation Champion and Special Advisor to Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, NATO Allied Command Transformation Dr. Mark Taylor, Former Chief Technical Officer, U.S. Special Operations Command Maddie Wolf, General Manager and Vice President of Operations, Legion Intelligence Moderated by Emily Jarvis, Senior Manager of Events, GovLoop. Full transcript and session summary: https://www.legionintel.com/resources... About Legion Intelligence: Legion Intelligence builds governed agentic AI for national security. Legion connects systems, data, and workflows so AI agents can carry out work with full attribution and human oversight, deployable across cloud, on-prem, air-gapped, and edge environments. Get in touch: https://www.legionintel.com/contact?u... Follow Legion Intelligence on LinkedIn:   / legion-intel   #defenseai #agenticai #sustainment #predictivemaintenance #govtech #nato