September 25, 2025
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Most listeners are familiar with LMI as a sixty-year-old nonprofit, providing logistics management services and related research to the federal government.
Today, LMI is a for-profit organization that leverages its decades of experience to gain a competitive advantage in understanding use cases where AI can reduce costs, enhance security, and facilitate the analysis of unstructured data.
An engagement with LMI does not begin with clients explaining federal regulations; it starts with mission-ready products and platforms that are built on a deep understanding of the need for trust, transparency, and compliance.
During the interview, Bettina Kolleda explains that the federal government is getting pressured to do more with less. Additionally, because of the importance of the data inherent in many federal applications, users must trust that the data is not being compromised in any manner.
LMI has developed a platform called LIGER that combines the need for reduced costs while maintaining compliance. Bettina Kolleda explains how it can help translate mission goals into software requirements and continuously refine solutions through feedback from federal agencies.
Kolleda is optimistic about the future of AI, believing it can help solve significant global issues if managed effectively.
If you enjoyed this interview, you may want to listen to:
| Ep. 268 – How Virtualitics Helps Federal Agencies Prepare for AI at Scale | Talks about scaling AI in mission-critical contexts (personnel readiness, supply chain, asset availability). Good example of mission-driven innovation. |
| Ep. 257 – How AI-Driven Engineering Is Accelerating Digital Transformation in Federal Systems | Shows how innovation + engineering come together in real federal system projects. Useful for illustrating tech maturity & transformation. |
