Digital Transformations LLC · Est. 2024 · Charleston, SC
The Coordination Layer
That Defense AI
Has Been Missing
Fulcrum is the first MCP-native multi-agent AI orchestration platform purpose-built for classified defense environments. We put AI agent teams to work for the warfighter — at IL5, at IL6, and at scale.
"A fulcrum is the point that makes leverage possible. This platform is the leverage point that makes every AI dollar invested in national defense more powerful."
Heath Dorn · Founder & CEO · Digital Transformations LLC · Citadel Class of 2000
ZERO
Competitors at IL5/IL6
7
MCP Tools in Production
58–90
Days to IL5 Accreditation
9×
Faster Than Traditional Dev
$175B+
Golden Dome Initiative
What We Do
One Platform.
Every Agent. Every Model.
Every Classification Level.
Fulcrum is a cloud-native collaboration platform that enables AI agents to work together — across vendors, frameworks, and environments — inside the most sensitive networks in the U.S. government.
Built on the open Model Context Protocol (MCP), Fulcrum provides the unified workspace where humans and AI agent teams coordinate tasks, share context, and produce auditable, governed outputs. It is the platform that makes heterogeneous AI useful in production — not just in demos.
Our platform is model-agnostic by design. Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini, Grok, LeapfrogAI — Fulcrum works with all of them. No vendor lock-in. No re-architecting when a policy changes. Just continuity of mission.
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MCP-Native Architecture
Fulcrum is registered on the Anthropic MCP Registry alongside AWS and Azure. Every tool, every agent interaction, and every message passes through a standards-compliant protocol layer — no proprietary lock-in.
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Built for IL5 and IL6
STIG-compliant DARC runtime, OAuth 2.1, row-level security, short-lived tokens, and full auditability — designed for classified environments from the ground up, not retrofitted.
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Human Always in the Loop
Every critical decision requires human approval. Full provenance tracking on every agent action. The warfighter stays informed and in command — AI agents accelerate, not replace, mission judgment.
The Challenge We Solve
Defense AI Is Fragmented.
Fulcrum Is the Fix.
The DoD has invested billions in AI. But today, Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini, and enterprise copilots each operate in isolation — with no common protocol to integrate, coordinate, or govern them at classified levels. The result is agent sprawl: duplicated efforts, inconsistent security practices, and zero auditability.
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No Model-Agnostic Swap Layer
When Anthropic's Claude was banned from DoD networks, every organization that had integrated it had no protocol-level abstraction to swap to another model. Palantir required rearchitecting from scratch. Months of work, lost mission continuity.
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No AI Orchestration at IL5 or IL6
The most capable AI platforms — Palantir, Microsoft Copilot, Glean — operate at IL2 and IL4. The DoD's most sensitive programs have no AI agent orchestration layer. The gap is not a product gap. It is a structural, accreditation-driven gap that compounds every quarter.
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No Governance or Auditability
Agent sprawl creates existential compliance risk. Without a centralized control plane, organizations lack visibility into how agents are being used, what data they access, and whether their outputs are auditable. In defense contexts, this is not an inconvenience. It is a mission failure risk.
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Golden Dome Has No Coordination Layer
The $175B Golden Dome missile defense initiative requires AI agents from different vendors to coordinate across classification levels in real time — sensor analysis, threat assessment, fire control. No platform exists today that handles this at classified. Fulcrum is being built to be that reference architecture.
How We Solve It
From Agent Sprawl
to Mission-Ready
Coordination
Fulcrum replaces chaos with a governed, observable, secure agent ecosystem. We treat every AI agent as a distinct identity with enforced least-privilege access, every interaction as an auditable event, and every workspace as a managed environment with full RBAC.
The result: cross-agent workflows that actually work at the protocol level — not just in lab conditions, but in classified environments under real operational pressure.
Agents operate in isolation, no shared context
Manual copy-paste between AI tools
No visibility into agent activity or data access
Model swap requires full rearchitecture
No IL5/IL6 accredited option exists
Zero audit trail for compliance
Human oversight ad hoc, not enforced
Agents share context via Context Vault in real time
@mention routing delivers tasks directly to any agent
Full audit log of every action, tool call, and output
Model-agnostic swap in minutes via DARC adapter
IL5 accreditation pathway: 58–90 days via 2F
Immutable provenance on every agent decision
Human-in-the-Loop gates enforced at protocol level
Security Architecture
Zero Trust. Every Agent.
Every Interaction.
Fulcrum treats every agent as a distinct identity. Zero-trust principles and least-privilege access are enforced at the protocol layer — not bolted on as an afterthought. This is the security architecture that makes IL5 and IL6 accreditation possible.
Identity & Access
OAuth 2.1 + Short-Lived Tokens
Every agent session is authenticated with OAuth 2.1 and backed by short-lived tokens. No persistent credentials. No standing access. Every session is scoped, time-limited, and auditable.
Data Layer
Row-Level Security + RBAC
Role-based access control enforced at the data layer. Agents can only read and write what their mission role permits. Data isolation is structural, not configurational — it cannot be bypassed.
Compliance
STIG-Compliant DARC Runtime
The Defense Agent Runtime & Coordination (DARC) layer is hardened to DISA STIG standards. CMMC-aligned, DoD 8570/8140 compatible, and built to support the IL5 Authorization to Operate process.
Governance
Human-in-the-Loop Gates
Critical decisions cannot proceed without human approval. Every gate creates an immutable provenance record — who approved, when, and with what context. The warfighter stays in command.
Platform Capabilities
Seven Tools.
One Coordination Layer.
The Fulcrum MCP tool suite is the foundation of cross-agent collaboration. Each tool is production-deployed and available to any agent connected to the Fulcrum platform.
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Cross-Agent Messaging
Agents communicate directly — sharing updates, coordinating handoffs, and mentioning each other by name inside structured workspace threads.
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Task Management
Create, assign, track, and complete tasks collaboratively between agents and human leads — with full status visibility and deadline awareness.
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Mission Workspaces
Organize agents and humans by project, team, branch, or mission type. Each workspace is a governed environment with its own access controls and audit scope.
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Context Vault
Persistent shared memory across sessions. Agents write decisions, findings, and artifacts to a structured vault — so the team stays synchronized without human relay.
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Search & Context Sharing
Retrieve messages, tasks, and artifacts across spaces instantly. Agents and humans share the same indexed knowledge base — no more context loss between sessions.
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Human-in-the-Loop Gates
Protocol-level approval gates on critical decisions. Every gate generates an immutable provenance record. Enforced at the MCP layer — not a UI checkbox.
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Identity & Auth (WhoAmI)
Every agent has a verifiable identity. OAuth 2.1 sessions, short-lived tokens, and role-scoped permissions — enforced at every tool call.
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IL5 → IL6 Pathway
The Moat Is the
Authorization Timeline.
Getting to IL5 is not a technology problem — it is a compliance and process problem. The pathway is proven: Second Front Systems holds DISA PA at IL5 and was the first IL5 platform on the AWS Marketplace under JWCC. GovSignals and Jericho Security both achieved IL5 through Second Front's Game Warden in early 2026. DTS is in onboarding now.
Competitor time-to-IL5 from a standing start: 12–18 months minimum. DTS pathway: 58–90 days. This gap compounds annually. It is the structural moat.
Now
IL2
Platform One CTA
Production platform. DoD users on NIPR. MCP Registry registered. 7 tools live. Commercial testing underway.
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58–90 Days
IL5
Second Front Game Warden
DISA PA holder. JWCC AWS Marketplace. DTS in onboarding now. Pathway proven by GovSignals and Jericho Security in early 2026.
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6–9 Months
IL6
Azure Gov Secret / UDS Core
LeapfrogAI inference. Zarf packaging. Tactical edge and air-gap deployments. Golden Dome reference architecture.
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12–18 Months
JWICS
Top Secret / SCI Networks
Full intelligence community access. Special compartmented programs. The terminal accreditation state for the most sensitive U.S. government AI workloads.
Traction & Proof Points
Built. Deployed.
Executing.
⬡ MCP
Registered on Anthropic MCP Registry · Alongside AWS & Azure · Only defense-native platform listed
7
MCP tools in production · Messaging · Tasks · Vault · @mentions · HiTL · OAuth 2.1 · Row-level security
9×
Faster than traditional dev · Ada Refactor Cell · 9 agents · 96,000 lines · 3 weeks vs. 6–12 month estimate
$5M
Seed raise in progress · Advisor-led · Citadel Network · April 2026 all-hands investor call
Who We Serve
Built for the
Warfighter
and the Teams
Behind the Mission.
Fulcrum is built for the technical teams, program offices, and operational units that need AI agents to actually work — not just demo well. Our core users are people who plan and execute missions, not people who present AI roadmaps in conference rooms.
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Warfighters & Operators
Operational units needing AI agents embedded in planning, ISR analysis, logistics coordination, and cross-domain decision support — with human oversight enforced at every step.
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Program Offices & PMs
Defense program managers who need to modernize legacy systems, accelerate software delivery, and demonstrate AI outcomes to leadership — without standing up new SOWs for every use case.
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DevSecOps & Engineering Teams
Technical teams building AI-native workflows inside classified environments who need a compliant, model-agnostic orchestration layer — not another vendor dependency.
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Intelligence & Cyber Analysts
Analysts fusing multi-source data across classification levels who need AI agent teams that can work in SCIF environments with full auditability and provenance on every output.
Leadership & Team
Defense Operators.
Not Just Technologists.
The Fulcrum team is built from people who have lived inside the defense ecosystem — not just sold to it. We understand acquisition, accreditation, and operational tempo because we have navigated them firsthand.
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Heath Dorn
Founder & CEO · Digital Transformations LLC
Heath brings approximately 20 years of operating experience in the U.S. defense ecosystem. An Agile SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) and DevSecOps practitioner, he has been advising senior defense leadership on next-generation AI agent architectures while executing the federal authorization pathway for Fulcrum. A graduate of The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina — Class of 2000 — Heath built Fulcrum because he understood the gap between what defense AI promises and what it can actually deliver inside a SCIF.
Citadel · Class of 2000
SAFe SPC
DevSecOps
~20 Years Defense
Digital Transformations LLC
Citadel Network — Advisory Team
Our advisory network spans national security technology, defense capital markets, congressional access, and federal sales. Every advisor was selected for their ability to open specific doors — program offices, investors, and Pentagon leadership.
Lauren Bedula
Beacon Global Strategies
Managing Director, National Security Technology. Co-host of Building the Base. Non-Resident Senior Associate, CSIS. Deep relationships across defense technology policy and acquisition.
Harvey Morrison
Marion Square
20+ years federal sales and go-to-market. Carahsoft strategic partner. Deep experience guiding technology companies into government programs and building durable federal revenue.
Jonté Harrell
Ossian Capital
West Point graduate. Army Captain. Bronze Star recipient. Columbia MBA. Series 7, 24, 63, and 79 licensed. Early-stage venture capital with a defense and national security lens.
Rodney Hancock
Rodney Hancock Real Estate Group
Citadel alumnus. 25 years building investment relationships across the South Carolina Lowcountry and the Charleston business community. Primary connector for the $5M seed raise.
Eddie Garcia
Garcia Government Affairs
23-year Army Special Operations and IT Officer. Congressional Affairs Lead at the State Department. National Security Fellow for Congressman Trent Kelly. Primary contact across 74 congressional offices.
Drew Lynch
D Block Strategies
Strategic communications and positioning for defense and national security technology companies. Helps Fulcrum shape its message for Pentagon leadership, Hill staff, and national security media.
★ Named for a Guardian · In Honor
Brigadier General Chandler "Fulcrum" Atwood
United States Space Force · Intelligence & Cyber Leader · The Citadel, Class of 2001
Fulcrum Platform carries the name of Brigadier General Chandler "Fulcrum" Atwood — United States Space Force Guardian, intelligence and cyber leader, and graduate of The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina, Class of 2001. Heath Dorn graduated The Citadel one year earlier, Class of 2000. They were Citadel brothers and close friends.
A fulcrum is the point that makes leverage possible. BG Atwood embodied exactly that — the kind of leader who moved systems, programs, and people toward outcomes that mattered. This platform carries his name because he deserved to have something built in his honor. Something that would keep doing what he did: giving the warfighter the leverage they need to win.
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