Delivering faster, higher-quality software
When software arrives late, missions slow and operations stall as teams wait for tools that should already be deployed. Across the Department of Defense, teams work hard but lose time to unclear requirements and missing links between what the mission needs and what engineers deliver. In fact, a recent GAO report found that more than half of major IT programs ran over budget and behind schedule, with average delays of more than a year. Every delay costs time, trust, and mission advantage. Those setbacks reduce readiness, increase cost, and limit the impact of new capabilities.
Turning mission intent into working code
Acuity’s Helios solution changes that story by using AI to close the gap between need and delivery. Helios brings structure and precision to every stage of development by validating requirements before a single line of code is written. It converts user stories into clear, testable conditions that define logic, data, security, and infrastructure needs. Each feature generated by the toolkit links directly to those conditions, creating full visibility from idea to implementation. By building on verified requirements, Helios delivers software that aligns with the mission the first time.
Proven results
Early pilots have shown what this means in practice:
- 75% faster story refinement
- 89% faster pull-request reviews
- 82% fewer review cycles
- 98% traceability from requirement to delivery
In plain terms, teams spend less time fixing and more time building. Product Owners move from planning to release, developers work with confidence, and security analysts prepare evidence in hours instead of days. Every role gains from a single, trusted source that connects mission intent to delivered capability.
What comes next
With Helios now approved for the Platform One Solutions Marketplace, Acuity will expand testing with operational users. Each deployment strengthens delivery speed, accuracy, and trust, accelerating how mission software moves from concept to capability. For the warfighter, that means faster tools, fewer gaps, and technology that keeps pace with the mission itself.