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IntelliCademy™ Assessed “Awardable” for Department of Defense Work in the CDAO’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace

IntelliCademy AI Workforce Training Solution Recognized Through Competitive Assessment for Rapid DoD Acquisition

COLUMBIA, MD — June 11, 2026 — IntelliGenesis LLC®, a provider of advanced AI/ML cybersecurity, training, and data-driven solutions, today announced that its IntelliCademy™ solution has achieved “Awardable” status through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s (CDAO) Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, recognized under the strategic focus area of Developing a Digital Age Workforce.

The Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace is the premier offering of Tradewinds, the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) suite of tools and services designed to accelerate the procurement and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), data, and analytics capabilities.

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Cybersecurity Is Not a Light Switch

In today’s threat landscape, defending against nation-state actors and cybercriminals is more important than ever. The global cybersecurity environment is increasingly complex, with adversaries moving more quickly to exploit newly disclosed vulnerabilities, target cloud services and user identities, and use ransomware, extortion, and disruptive attacks to pressure organizations of every size. This is even more critical during times of geopolitical conflict, natural disaster, or other crises where our adversaries may think we have taken our eyes off the ball. Over the last several years, small and medium-sized businesses and governments have become common targets for our adversaries. Even sectors such as healthcare, water utilities, schools, and other critical infrastructure are no longer off-limits. These organizations are often already facing challenges in staffing and resources to adequately protect their systems and networks. These challenges are magnified by the dependence on third-party systems and the risks associated with incomplete third-party security assessments and re-assessments. As attackers increasingly combine phishing, credential theft, software exploitation, and supply-chain intrusion techniques, even a single weak point can create operational, financial, and reputational consequences across an organization and its partners.

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Rethinking How the Pentagon Manages Cyber Talent

In a new commentary published in War on the Rocks, IntelliGenesis LLC® Director of Strategic Growth for Research and Development, Henry Phillips, PhD, argues that the Department of Defense is not facing a cyber recruiting problem so much as a cyber talent management problem.

Drawing on twenty years of Navy service as an aerospace experimental psychologist and his tenure as chief of staff for the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative, Phillips examines the structural barriers standing between the Department’s serious frameworks, scholarship programs, and selection tools and a truly integrated cyber career system.

He walks through why personnel selection, qualification management, assignment, performance measurement, and retention all need to be treated as parts of the same problem, and he lays out concrete recommendations to support Cyber Command 2.0 and the goals voiced at the recent Cyber Workforce Summit 2.0.

Read the full article on War on the Rocks to see his proposed path forward.

IntelliGenesis DryDock Solution Assessed “Awardable” for Department of Defense Work in the P1 Solutions Marketplace

AI-Powered Vulnerability Analysis Platform Recognized Through Competitive Assessment for Rapid DoD Acquisition

COLUMBIA, MD — IntelliGenesis LLC®, a provider of advanced AI/ML cybersecurity, training, and data-driven solutions, today announced that its DryDock platform has achieved “Awardable” status through the Platform One (P1) Solutions Marketplace.

The P1 Solutions Marketplace is a digital repository of post-competition, readily awardable pitch videos that address the Department of Defense’s most significant challenges in hardware, software and service solutions. All awardable solutions have been assessed through complex scoring rubrics and competitive procedures and are available to Government customers with a Marketplace account.

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IntelliGenesis Awarded Contract to Deliver AI Training and Professional Development for Intelligence Community Customer

Award Reflects Growing Demand for Mission-Focused AI Workforce Development Across the Defense and Intelligence Community


COLUMBIA, MD IntelliGenesis LLC®, a provider of advanced AI/ML cybersecurity, training, and data-driven solutions, today announced it has been awarded a contract by an Intelligence Community customer to deliver AI training and professional development services in support of mission-critical national objectives. The contract expands the company’s role in building practical, mission-driven AI capabilities across the defense and intelligence workforce.

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IntelliGenesis Plays Key Role in Shaping I/ITSEC 2026, the DoD’s Premier Training and Simulation Conference

IntelliGenesis LLC® is playing a hands-on role in shaping one of the Department of Defense’s most important annual events. The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), now entering its 60th year, will take place November 30 through December 3, 2026, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. This year’s theme is “Beyond the Battlefield: Training Readiness and Lethality for All-Domain Dominance.”

I/ITSEC draws approximately 20,000 visitors each year and serves as the premier platform for DoD to advance warfighting readiness through innovations in training, simulation, and joint collaboration. The conference features roughly 200 scientific papers and presentations organized across six technology areas, along with keynotes and meetings with senior military, government, and industry leaders.

IntelliGenesis’s Hank Phillips, Director of Strategic Growth for R&D, serves as chair of the Human Performance, Analysis, and Engineering (HPAE) subcommittee, one of six committees responsible for shaping the conference program. The conference is organized by the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA) with the support of more than 100 volunteers from government, industry, and academia.

Phillips and the I/ITSEC leadership team recently completed an initial review of more than 400 abstract submissions at a meeting in Fort Worth, Texas. That pool will ultimately be narrowed to approximately 200 presentations, papers, and panel discussions for the conference.

“Having a seat at the table in selecting and curating the content for I/ITSEC gives IntelliGenesis a unique vantage point on where military training and simulation technology is headed,” said Phillips. “It also reflects the depth of expertise our team brings to the human performance space.”

For more information about I/ITSEC 2026, visit iitsec.org.

IntelliGenesis Achieves CMMC Level 2 Certification, Strengthening Cybersecurity Commitment Across the Defense Industrial Base 

Milestone Demonstrates Compliance With NIST SP 800-171 and Reinforces Ability to Safeguard Controlled Unclassified Information for DoD and Intelligence Customers 

COLUMBIA, MD — IntelliGenesis LLC, a provider of advanced AI/ML cybersecurity, training, and data-driven solutions, today announced it has achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 certification. The milestone validates IntelliGenesis’s compliance with the 110 security controls defined in NIST SP 800-171 and demonstrates the company’s commitment to protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) across its defense and intelligence programs. 

CMMC Level 2 certification requires organizations to implement and document comprehensive cybersecurity practices that protect sensitive government information shared with defense contractors. The certification is assessed by an independent, accredited third-party organization (C3PAO) and is becoming a prerequisite for DoD contracts involving CUI.  

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AI Is Raising the Bar for Federal Workforce Readiness

Federal agencies are moving aggressively to adopt artificial intelligence across defense and intelligence missions. AI strategy is expanding. New roles are emerging. Expectations are rising.

But there’s a structural problem underneath many of these efforts: Leaders often lack a reliable way to determine whether their workforce is actually prepared to execute.

For years, agencies have relied on job titles, levels, and certifications as signals of capability. Those signals worked when roles were narrower and requirements were simpler. AI changes that equation. Today’s AI-related roles require a blend of strategy, governance, risk management, compliance awareness, and operational execution. A generic credential or title rarely captures that complexity.

As a result, organizations risk staffing AI initiatives based on incomplete information. The consequences show up quickly: stalled projects, uneven adoption, misaligned training investments, and leadership roles filled without validated competency.

This is exactly why IntelliGenesis built IntelliCademy™.

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By training models not only to affirm valid statements but also to actively reject invalid ones—to effectively learn to say "no"—AI systems become more resilient, trustworthy, and aligned with human logic. 

AI Needs to Learn to Say “No” 

At IntelliGenesis, we’re always pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with artificial intelligence, and our new research paper tackles one of AI’s toughest challenges: teaching models to reason logically. The paper, “Addressing Logical Fallacies in Scientific Reasoning from Large Language Models: Towards a Dual-Inference Training Framework,” was spearheaded by our Chief Innovation Officer, Pete Walker, Ph.D., alongside IntelliGenesis team members Matt Lienert and Tom Pardue, and external contributors Hannah Davidson, Aiden Foster, and Dale Russell, Ph.D.  

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Why Do So Many AI Projects Fail?

What if you spent more than half a trillion dollars and got almost nothing in return?  IDC estimates that by 2028, corporate spending on AI solutions will climb to $632 billion from just over $300 billion in 2025. Yet, despite this massive investment, many AI projects fail, while those that do survive often produce no meaningful financial benefit.  

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