GDIT and Google Public Sector team up to push secure AI to the edge - and modernize citizen services
General Dynamics Information Technology is expanding its work with Google Public Sector to bring secure AI and cloud tools to the tactical edge for defense and intelligence agencies, while modernizing citizen services across civilian and health agencies.
The collaboration pairs GDIT's mission and integration expertise with Google Cloud's AI, cloud, and cybersecurity capabilities. GDIT will integrate its Digital Accelerators portfolio onto Google Cloud to help agencies speed up decision-making, strengthen security, drive savings, and move programs forward.
Two focus areas to watch
- Mission edge AI: GDIT will use Google Distributed Cloud to bring AI and compute to remote or disconnected environments where communications are unreliable, restricted, or cut off. The portable, ruggedized "cloud in a box" is authorized to operate at the Secret level under Defense Department Impact Level 6 (IL6) and supports offline workloads.
- Modern citizen engagement: Teams will combine GDIT's AI tools with Google Cloud's Contact Center AI Platform to improve service delivery. Solutions will apply conversational, generative, and agentic AI to reduce handle times, improve self-service, and lift customer satisfaction.
Why this matters for government teams
- Faster decisions at the edge: On-site AI inference and data processing reduce dependency on backhaul and spotty links.
- Security and compliance: IL6 authorization and offline operation support missions at the Secret level and below.
- Operational resilience: "Cloud in a box" keeps workloads running through outages, denials, and contested environments.
- Service modernization: AI-enabled contact centers scale services without scaling cost, while improving the citizen experience.
What leaders are saying
"In this dynamic and complex environment, federal agencies need industry partners to innovate faster than ever before from the tactical edge of the mission to the enterprise," said Ben Gianni, GDIT's senior vice president and chief technology officer. "This expanded partnership will enable us to jointly invest, develop and deliver proven solutions at speed to meet diverse demands and advance our national security priorities."
"At Google Public Sector, our mission is to bring the best of Google's innovation to the government, securely and at scale," said Jan Niemiec, Google Public Sector's managing director of national security. "This strategic collaboration with GDIT acts as a force multiplier. It pairs our leadership in AI, cloud, and cybersecurity with GDIT's proven expertise in integrating and delivering complex solutions. From modernizing citizen services with generative AI, to delivering critical communication at the mission edge, this partnership will accelerate the government's digital transformation."
Practical next steps for agencies
- Prioritize edge use cases: ISR analysis, logistics, battlefield triage, and emergency response that require local inference or offline ops.
- Map data and accreditation: Confirm data classification, cross-domain needs, and ATO paths for IL6 and below.
- Pilot, then scale: Start with a limited mission thread on Google Distributed Cloud; define clear success metrics (latency, uptime, analyst time saved).
- Integrate with current security stack: Plan feeds into existing SIEM, zero-trust controls, and audit workflows.
- Upskill the workforce: Establish short, role-based training for AI-enabled operations and contact center tooling. For curated options by job role, see Complete AI Training: Courses by Job.
What this builds on
The expanded collaboration continues GDIT's strategy to co-invest with leading commercial technology companies and deliver proven, integrated solutions for federal missions. By bringing GDIT's Digital Accelerators to Google Cloud, agencies get integration patterns, reference architectures, and automation that shorten deployment timelines and reduce risk.
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