The service unveiled its competition timeline this week that will have vendors demoing hardware by the end of May ahead of projected rapid prototyping awards in late summer.
Maj. Gen. Christopher Schneider told Breaking Defense that the service got "really great feedback from soldiers on IVAS 1.2," but big decisions haven't been signed out yet.
These are the five root causes that account for most of the delay in cognitive operations staffing.
“Microsoft fully intends and is prepared to compete for IVAS Next. We remain committed to delivering the industry’s best capabilities for our warfighters,” a company spokesperson told Breaking Defense.