The Pentagon purchased Casepoint's AI-enabled software for classified legal operations through a new blanket purchase agreement worth up to $98.8 million, company officials announced Wednesday.
"Government agencies are facing a perfect storm of challenges," Casepoint CEO Paul Colangelo said. "The volume of information they manage continues to grow exponentially, while expectations around transparency, accountability, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance continue to increase."
The platform is designed to help Defense Department legal components manage growing caseloads, an increasing volume of Freedom of Information Act requests, mandatory declassification reviews, oversight audits, congressional inquiries, and persistent workforce and budget constraints. Under the agreement, Casepoint will provide eDiscovery software as a service, support services, and training for the DOD Office of General Counsel, the Defense Information Systems Agency OGC, the Defense Legal Services Agency, and 28 separate DLSA OGC offices supporting multiple missions.
Colangelo said the company responded to a market research request for information and then a request for quotes from the DOD before being selected. He also confirmed that the platform does not rely on generative AI models from other companies to run.
How AI handles fragmented legal data
Information used in legal proceedings is often scattered across multiple systems, repositories, and departments. When agencies face a FOIA request, litigation, an investigation, or an oversight inquiry, locating and managing that data efficiently becomes extremely difficult. Data complexity now spans email, collaboration platforms, cloud repositories, mobile devices, and emerging communication channels.
"At Casepoint, AI governance is not simply an IT function; it is a business, legal, security, compliance, and product responsibility," Colangelo said. "Our AI governance is the framework of policies, controls, processes, and accountability that ensures AI is used safely, responsibly, securely, and effectively within an organization."
Meeting classified data security standards
The Defense Department uses an Impact Level system to categorize data and authorize cloud environments. IL5 covers controlled unclassified information, while IL6 is required for processing classified data. IL7 handles top secret and critical national security information. AI for Government applications that touch classified defense work must clear these high bars, and Casepoint is the only provider in the eDiscovery and investigations industry to offer IL5 or IL6 authorization, according to company officials.
Early adoption and speed gains
Five federal civilian agencies and the Air Force have adopted Casepoint's platform for legal operations in the past six months. An unidentified DOD user said their litigation team saw a "50-75% reduction in time spent on manual document review leveraging Casepoint's AI-powered platform, directly freeing up attorney and paralegal capacity for case strategy and analysis." The user added that every action was logged and every decision was auditable. This outcome illustrates how AI for Legal can move legal professionals away from rote document review toward substantive case work.
Why this matters for legal professionals
For legal teams in government and the private sector, this contract shows AI cutting manual document review time by half or more while maintaining auditable, defensible processes. The ability to process classified data securely under strict DOD standards is a necessity for defense-related legal work. As case backlogs and FOIA demands grow, tools that combine speed with rigorous security and governance controls are becoming a practical requirement, not a luxury.
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