Case, citizen and program systems
Service portals, case management, grants, permits, benefits, registry data, correspondence, and contact-centre records.
Government & Defense Agentic OS Control Plane
Private AI for government agencies and defense: on-premise agents that turn sovereign objectives into governed execution
Private AI for government agencies runs language models, retrieval and agents on infrastructure the agency controls, whether on-premise, in a sovereign cloud or in an air-gapped enclave, so citizen records and mission data never need to reach a commercial AI service. VDF.AI sits above the government, public-sector, and defense systems you already run and coordinates agents for citizen services, records, intelligence, planning, compliance, grants, permits, and incident response. No foreign-cloud dependency. No unmanaged data egress. Every source, clearance gate, approval, and output logged.
10Public-sector and mission workflows ready for governed agents
0External runtime calls required in air-gapped deployments
100%On-premise, sovereign-cloud, or disconnected execution
EverySource, classification gate, approval, and output traceable
Built for sovereign operations
Air-Gapped Runs inside your FedRAMP / IL5 enclave Deploys on your NATO Restricted network Operates within your NIST / FISMA authorization boundary EU AI Act GDPR CAC / PIV through your identity provider Human-in-the-loop
Government control plane
Intelligence in. Control plane. Accountable execution out.
Case systems, records, citizen portals, intelligence feeds, policy libraries, logistics data, security signals, and oversight obligations stay where they are. VDF.AI reads the mission context, applies classification and authority boundaries, activates the right agents and tools, and returns evidence with the work.
Live governed execution
Government & Defense Agentic OS Control Plane
VDF.AI · sovereign AI · model agnostic · air-gapped capable · any LLM · any stack
01 Intelligence in 02 Authority gates 03 Agents & tools 04 Evidence out
Intelligence in
Records and classified document fabric
Document management, archives, scanned forms, policy libraries, evidence bundles, retention schedules, and handling labels.
Mission and intelligence feeds
Open-source intelligence, internal reports, geospatial layers, operational updates, threat feeds, SIEM alerts, and analyst notes.
Logistics, planning and resource data
Readiness, staffing, assets, procurement, supply, facilities, fleet, GIS, ERP, and scenario assumptions.
Policy, regulation and oversight feeds
Statutes, executive directives, NIST controls, NATO guidance, EU AI Act obligations, FOIA rules, audit findings, and parliamentary questions.
Mission objective intake
Set the target: reduce permit backlog, prepare intelligence briefs faster, classify records consistently, improve grant review fairness, or assemble audit evidence.
Classification and authority gates
Apply classification, clearance, need-to-know, legal basis, retention, egress, human approval, and model-route policies before any agent acts.
Public-sector goal to mission-safe execution plan
The platform ranks actions by mission impact, citizen experience, backlog reduction, legal authority, classification, evidence strength, operational risk, and required human approval.
Citizen and casework pod
Answer service questions, check eligibility, draft responses, route escalations, and keep citizen data inside the public-sector boundary.
Records and evidence pod
Read documents, classify handling level, propose redactions, assemble evidence bundles, and preserve chain of custody.
Intelligence and threat pod
Correlate source material, signals, timelines, and asset context into cited briefs that remain analyst-controlled.
Compliance and oversight pod
Map policy obligations, draft control documentation, compile public accountability packs, and route sign-off tasks.
Sovereign execution fabric
Runs in connected, sovereign, disconnected, or air-gapped footprints with approved models, local embeddings, and controlled tool access.
Evidence ledger and mission memory
Stores source, retrieval, classification, model route, approval, output, disposition, and reusable institutional learning.
Evidence out
Citizen cases resolved
Grounded answers, drafted correspondence, eligibility checks, and escalations completed with accountable review.
Records classified
Documents read, labelled, redacted, routed, retained, and logged under handling policy.
Intel briefs prepared
Signals and reports correlated into cited briefs with confidence, source, and analyst review status.
Plans staffed
Resource, logistics, readiness, scenario, and risk information assembled for decision forums.
Compliance packs filed
Policy changes, controls, approvals, and evidence compiled from primary sources.
Audit trails exported
Every source, classification gate, approval, model route, and output is inspectable by oversight teams.
How government and defense operations transform
From sovereign objective to governed execution
VDF.AI starts with the public-sector or mission outcome, then coordinates agents, tools, approvals, and evidence so teams can move faster without losing control.
- 1
Your government stack stays. The control plane sits above it.
Connect case management, records, intelligence, logistics, GIS, ERP, security, policy, and citizen-service systems without migrating sensitive or classified data.
Zero rip-and-replace - 2
State the public-sector or mission objective. The platform builds the plan.
Reduce permit backlog, accelerate intelligence brief preparation, classify records consistently, improve grant-review fairness, or assemble oversight evidence from primary sources.
Objective-first execution - 3
Agents activate inside classification and authority boundaries.
The control plane selects document, search, policy, risk, record-keeping, communications, and planning agents only where clearance, need-to-know, data class, and approval policy allow.
Staged autonomy by workflow - 4
Every output returns with evidence, accountability, and learning.
The platform records sources, retrievals, tool calls, model routes, classification gates, approvals, outputs, and dispositions while retaining mission knowledge for future workflows.
Auditable at execution
The Government & Defense Challenge
Agencies do not need isolated copilots. They need a sovereign operating layer.
Public-sector and defense work spans mission systems, sensitive records, legal authority, national policy, citizen trust, and oversight. AI must coordinate execution across that estate while preserving accountability at every step.
01
Fragmented Mission Context
Case management, records, intelligence, logistics, GIS, policy, and security systems each hold part of the picture. Teams stitch context together manually before they can act.
02
Classification and Need-to-Know Boundaries
Access depends on role, clearance, compartment, legal basis, mission, data class, and handling rule. A generic assistant cannot safely cross those boundaries.
03
Backlogs with Public Consequences
Permits, grants, records, benefits, citizen correspondence, compliance reviews, and operational planning cycles absorb capacity while public expectations keep rising.
04
Evidence After the Fact
Oversight bodies need to know what happened, why it happened, who approved it, and which source justified it. Evidence has to be created during execution, not reconstructed later.
The VDF AI Solution
A sovereign control plane that governs agents by mission, role, classification, and objective
No migration
Keep the government and defense systems you already trust
The agentic layer connects what already works.
VDF.AI connects to case management, document repositories, citizen portals, intelligence platforms, GIS, logistics, ERP, SIEM, SOAR, GRC, records, and bespoke classified systems through governed tools. Data remains inside your approved infrastructure; agents receive only the scoped access required for the objective.
Large public-sector system replacement is slow, costly, and risky. A governed control plane starts above existing systems, proves value in one workflow, then expands across the operating model.
0
System Replacements Required
Control plane above existing mission and public-sector systems
CaseworkRecordsIntelLogistics
Objective engine
Start with the mission or public-service outcome, not a disconnected automation task
The plan is ranked by impact, authority, risk, evidence, and review path.
Examples of objective-first government execution:
- Citizen services: reduce case backlog while preserving authoritative answers and escalation paths
- Records: classify, redact, route, and retain documents consistently under handling rules
- Intelligence: assemble cited briefs faster without removing analyst judgement
- Operations: synthesize logistics, readiness, resources, and scenarios for planning teams
- Oversight: compile compliance, audit, and public-accountability packs from primary evidence
Goal
To Execution Plan
Mission · service · oversight · resilience
Ranked actionsPolicy gatesEvidence path
Staged autonomy
Autonomy is earned by workflow and authority level
Each public-sector process gets the boundary it deserves.
VDF.AI lets agency, defense, security, records, and compliance leaders define autonomy at the process level:
- Assistive: intelligence analysis, operational planning, and high-impact recommendations stay with named reviewers
- Delegated: document extraction, records classification, case summarization, and report assembly can execute under policy
- Autonomous: low-risk routing, status updates, reminder generation, and internal knowledge answers can run within thresholds
- Escalated: classified ambiguity, legal uncertainty, adverse citizen impact, incident severity, and public communications route to accountable humans
- Measured: each workflow reports cycle time, backlog impact, exception rates, policy events, and audit evidence
HITL
By Workflow and Clearance
Assistive · delegated · autonomous · escalated
Need-to-knowApprovalsAudit
Where it pays back
Government and defense workflows ready for governed agents
VDF AI Agents & Tools
Improve public-sector workflows with agent-tool networks
Each workflow combines a defined agent pattern with the tools needed to retrieve evidence, enforce permissions, redact sensitive data, verify sources, request approval, generate records, and export the audit trail.
Public-service safe
Citizen Services Network
Answers citizen questions, drafts next steps, and escalates complex cases while keeping data in government infrastructure.
RAGDocsEmail
Explore workflow
Classification controlled Document Classification Network
Reads scanned and digital records, assigns handling levels, proposes redactions, routes documents, and logs rationale.
OCRRedactAudit
Explore workflow
Analyst reviewed Intelligence Analysis Network
Correlates source material, signals, reports, and precedent into cited briefs with confidence and attribution.
WebRAGSources
Explore workflow
Command staff approved Operational Planning Network
Synthesizes logistics, resources, risk, readiness, and scenarios into planning packs for human decision forums.
CSVReportQuality
Explore workflow
Reviewer controlled Compliance Monitoring Network
Tracks regulation, policy, and control changes, maps obligations, and drafts evidence-backed compliance packs.
CrawlerPDFCitations
Explore workflow
Need-to-know scoped Knowledge Management Network
Searches policies, procedures, precedents, and internal knowledge with role-scoped retrieval and cited answers.
RAGPermissionAudit
Explore workflow
Official decision retained Permit Processing Network
Checks applications against code, zoning, missing evidence, and approval rules before officials decide.
OCRRAGDocs
Explore workflow
Panel decision retained Grant Review Network
Screens eligibility, maps evidence to criteria, flags completeness gaps, and supports consistent reviewer packs.
OCRCitationsTrace
Explore workflow
SOC escalated Threat Intelligence Network
Ingests advisories and internal signals, maps them to assets, and produces prioritized, actionable briefings.
WebAnomalyRAG
Explore workflow
Responder controlled Incident Response Network
Surfaces runbooks, summarizes logs into timelines, and drafts response records while responders keep control.
RAGCSVDocs
Explore workflow
Security & Compliance
Control posture at a glance
| Control area | VDF AI posture |
|---|---|
| Air-gapped deployment | Supported |
| Sovereign infrastructure | On-premise, sovereign cloud, disconnected enclave |
| External runtime calls | Not required |
| Classification controls | Role, clearance, compartment, and data-class scoped |
| Identity | Entra ID SSO built in; CAC/PIV, SAML, LDAP, and custom federation through your SSO proxy; MFA at the IdP |
| Audit evidence | Immutable logs with SIEM and evidence exports |
| Human approval | Required per workflow policy |
| Data protection | Local redaction, permission checks, and retention controls |
VDF.AI is assessed as part of your system, inside the boundary you authorize, rather than under an authorization of its own. Specific national security, procurement, and accreditation packages depend on the deployment environment, jurisdiction, and classification boundary. Defense contractors can check how CMMC and DFARS 7012 apply to AI tools.
Under the hood
Technical specifications for sovereign agent execution
| Requirement | VDF AI Capability |
|---|---|
| Deployment model | On-premise, sovereign cloud, disconnected site, or fully air-gapped enclave |
| System posture | Overlay architecture above case management, records, document management, citizen portals, intelligence systems, GIS, ERP, SIEM, SOAR, GRC, and custom classified applications |
| Data sovereignty | Models, embeddings, prompts, retrieval indexes, tool calls, orchestration telemetry, audit logs, and generated outputs remain under sovereign legal and physical control |
| Private RAG | Policy libraries, case files, records, operational reports, intelligence notes, procedures, statutes, and technical manuals retrieved only inside approved enclaves |
| Role-based access | Agents, tools, knowledge, outputs, and workflows scoped by role, clearance, compartment, mission, data class, and need-to-know rule |
| Model routing | Policy-directed routing among approved local or sovereign model tiers by classification, task sensitivity, confidence need, latency, and cost |
| Autonomy controls | Assistive, delegated, autonomous, and escalated modes configured per workflow, authority level, data class, and approval policy |
| Audit logs | Immutable records for objective, requester, sources, retrievals, tool calls, model route, classification gates, approvals, output, and disposition |
| Integration examples | ServiceNow, records management, citizen portals, document stores, GRC systems, SIEM/SOAR, GIS, ERP, identity federation (SAML/LDAP, CAC/PIV) through your SSO proxy, and classified connectors via MCP/API |
| Encryption | AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, customer-managed keys, and deployment-specific key separation |
| Operations | High-availability clustering, backup and restore, offline update packages, health monitoring, and SIEM export |
| Procurement evidence | Architecture documentation, security documentation, SBOM support, control mapping, and deployment-specific compliance packs |
Outcome Snapshot
What changes after rollout
Hours
Saved assembling case, record, policy, and operational context before review
Fewer
Manual handoffs across citizen-service, records, compliance, and planning workflows
Trace
Every source, classification gate, tool call, model route, approval, output, and disposition
Reuse
Institutional knowledge across policy positions, intelligence patterns, precedent, and control evidence
Procurement
How to acquire VDF AI
VDF AI is available through:
- Direct procurement
- Government contract vehicles, depending on country and agency
- Approved reseller and systems-integration partners
Contact our government team for procurement guidance specific to your jurisdiction, accreditation boundary, and deployment model.
EXECUTIVE BRIEF · GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SECTOR
Air-gapped & classified networksZero egress sovereigntyCritical priority
On-premise AI for government that never leaves the perimeter
On-premise AI for government puts the language models, retrieval and agents on servers the agency or ministry operates, so no commercial AI provider ever handles citizen records or mission data. Fully on-premises and air-gapped deployment lets public bodies and defense organizations adopt AI agents while sovereignty, classification and public accountability stay in their own hands.
For agency CIOs, CISOs, digital transformation leads, and security officers in government and defense.
- Casework and correspondence draftingAgents draft responses and summarize case files grounded in internal records, accelerating citizen services under full audit.
- Policy and legislation Q&APrivate retrieval over statutes, guidance, and internal policy gives officials grounded, cited answers inside the perimeter.
- Document review and redaction supportAgents assist with reviewing, classifying, and preparing documents for release while sensitive content stays controlled.
A strategic procurement brief for regulated government & public sector environments.
Sovereign, air-gapped AI for agencies and defense.
Private GPT
Private GPT guides for this sector
FAQ
Questions government & defense teams ask
Does VDF.AI replace case management, records, intelligence, ERP, GIS, SIEM, or defense mission systems?
No. VDF.AI sits above the systems government and defense teams already operate. Case management, records repositories, document stores, intelligence platforms, logistics systems, GIS, ERP, SIEM, SOAR, and classified applications remain the systems of record. The control plane coordinates agents and tools across them under your access, classification, and audit policies.
Can VDF.AI run in sovereign, classified, or air-gapped environments?
Yes. VDF.AI can run on-premise, in a sovereign cloud, in a disconnected enclave, or in a fully air-gapped environment. Models, embeddings, prompts, tool calls, logs, and generated outputs stay inside the approved boundary. Updates can be delivered as signed offline packages through your own channels.
How are classification, clearance, and need-to-know controls enforced?
Agents, tools, retrieval sources, outputs, and approval paths can be scoped by user role, mission, compartment, classification label, clearance, and need-to-know rule. Every run records who asked, what sources were retrieved, which model was used, which policy gates fired, and who approved consequential output.
Can autonomy vary across citizen services, mission operations, intelligence, records, and compliance workflows?
Yes. VDF.AI supports staged autonomy by workflow. Citizen answers and records processing can be delegated under strict policies, intelligence and operational planning can remain assistive with analyst or commander review, and irreversible or public-facing actions can require named human approval.
Can a government agency run AI without sending data to a cloud provider?
Yes. VDF.AI installs on servers the agency operates, in a sovereign cloud tenancy it controls, or in a disconnected enclave, and serves open-weight models locally. Prompts, documents, embeddings, tool calls and logs stay on that infrastructure, so no commercial AI provider processes agency data and there is no outside inference service to add to your security assessment.
Does VDF.AI have its own FedRAMP or IL5 authorization?
No. VDF.AI is software you deploy inside an environment you already authorize: an on-premise enclave, a FedRAMP High or IL5 cloud tenancy your agency uses, or an air-gapped network. Your team assesses it as a component of your own system under your ATO, and VDF.AI supplies the architecture and security documentation, SBOM and control mappings that assessment needs.
Does CAC or PIV sign-in work with VDF.AI?
Yes, through your identity provider. On-premises deployments use Microsoft Entra ID single sign-on natively and map Entra security groups to roles, so a CAC or PIV login completed at your IdP carries into VDF.AI. Other SAML or OIDC providers connect through an SSO-aware reverse proxy. Role-based access control then applies roles, permission groups and per-role tool grants.
Build the sovereign control plane above the systems you already trust
Start with one objective: citizen services, document classification, intelligence analysis, operational planning, compliance monitoring, permit processing, grant review, or incident response.