MANTECH International Corporation announced that Brandy Durham has been named Chief Data and AI Officer. Durham leads MANTECH?s Data and AI Practice, which harnesses the power of AI, machine learning and advanced analytics to solve complex national security, defense and commercial challenges. The announcement comes after a year of significant expansion in MANTECH?s Data and AI Practice, including major investments, partnerships and mission deployments.

MANTECH acquired Elder Research, a trusted provider of AI and data science solutions, applications and training for Fortune 500 and U.S. government clients. MANTECH announced a teaming agreement with Lockheed Martin to integrate AI-driven sustainment solutions into the U.S. combat aircraft fleet, increasing aircraft availability and mission reliability. MANTECH announced a new partnership that paired its Data and AI expertise with Oracle?s data security, cloud and AI expertise, to empower government clients to run mission-critical AI workloads at top performance and security levels.

MANTECH deployed AI and agentic flows in a pilot program for the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center to provide faster construction requirement development with greater accuracy and efficiency while reducing tedious tasks, all to accelerate the production pipeline for $112 billion of Department of the Air Force construction projects. MANTECH continues its key role in supporting the Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement agencies by helping implement machine learning, AI and risk-based analytics that enhance border security. MANTECH?s Data and AI Practice?s elite team of data and AI experts, vendor-agnostic approach and innovative partner ecosystem combine to provide state-of-the-art solutions that turn diverse data into informed and actionable decisions.