Federal Agentic AI: What's Missing
Federal agentic AI is moving faster than procurement can process it. Program offices are writing RFPs for capabilities that do not yet have a vendor. Defense primes are bidding on autonomy contracts without a coherent architecture for oversight and interoperability. Phantom Intelligence deployed six models against the full federal agentic AI domain and identified 28 structural gaps -- across mission autonomy, human-machine teaming oversight, and cross-system interoperability layers. The Dossier maps each gap to a procurement pathway, names the blind spots in every major incumbent's portfolio, and delivers five structured PRDs ready for proposal use. The 2026-2028 window is open.
Axes represent relative market positioning. Hover for identifiers. Gap names and convergence scores are in the full report.
What this report contains
- 28 gaps ranked by convergence score: mission autonomy, human-machine teaming oversight, cross-system interoperability
- Incumbent portfolio blind spot map -- where every major prime is exposed
- 5 structured PRDs formatted for direct proposal insertion
- Technical architecture memos for the top 3 gaps by convergence score
- Procurement pathway analysis: which gaps are BAA vs. SBIR vs. prime sub opportunity
- 2026-2028 window assessment with first-mover risk ratings per gap
What this report does not contain
- Classified or CUI-layer gaps -- this report is entirely unclassified
- Real-time program office intelligence: contracting officers, award dates, POC data
- Teaming recommendations or prime matching -- requires consulting engagement
- The 4 gaps with strong convergence but no viable procurement pathway yet -- flagged for custom Directive
- Full vendor and startup landscape analysis -- available as a Dossier add-on
Excluded items are scoped to a higher tier, require a custom Directive, or fall outside the unclassified boundary of this release. Submit a Directive →
Sample Signal
One gap from this report, redacted. Purchase unlocks all 28.