Pentagon boasts of using AI to write congressionally mandated reports
The US Department of Defense has been using generative AI tools since late 2025 to write mandatory reports for Congress, cutting preparation time from 200 hours to five.
Pentagon officials are openly proud of using artificial intelligence to draft reports required by Congress. Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael highlighted at a Hudson Institute event that AI tools reduce the time needed for a single report from 200 staff-hours to just five hours.
The department launched its GenAI.mil platform in December 2025, based on Google Cloud's Gemini for Government, making it available to all six military branches. Usage has skyrocketed from 80,000 personnel in December 2025 to 1.5 million in June 2026, out of a total workforce of about 3.5 million.
Jacob Glassman, deputy assistant secretary of defense for science and technology foundations, stated that a short-staffed team used GenAI.mil to produce a congressionally mandated report, which they called the "best report in five years." AI is also being used for personnel evaluations, medal citations, and counseling statements.
However, experts caution about risks, citing a case where consulting firm KPMG had to retract an AI-generated report due to numerous errors. The Pentagon has not disclosed its review processes for AI-written reports, which are crucial for congressional oversight of the $1.5 trillion budget request for fiscal year 2027.
In May 2026, the Pentagon announced agreements with eight leading AI companies—including SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Oracle—to deploy AI tools on classified networks. Notably, Anthropic was excluded after refusing to allow unrestricted use of its models for autonomous warfare and mass surveillance.
