Pentagon awards mega contracts to Musk-owned company, other firms for new ‘frontier AI’ projects
The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has awarded contracts to xAI, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google for the new effort.
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A person holds a telephone displaying the logo of Elon Musk s artificial intelligence grok in front of a background lit by a blue light in Kerlouan in Brittany in France on February 18 2025. (Photo by Vincent Feuray / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP) AI -
The Pentagon (Getty Images) AI Pentagon’s AI office eliminates CTO directorate in pursuit of ‘efficiencies’
It’s unclear how employees, responsibilities and investments were dispersed following the termination.
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(Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) AI Pentagon tapping OpenAI, other vendors for ‘frontier AI’ projects
A day after the Defense Department announced a new deal with OpenAI, an official with the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and AI Office said announcements about additional partnerships with companies for “frontier AI” projects are on the horizon.
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The U.S. Capitol building at dusk as vehicles travel on Pennsylvania Avenue on November 05, 2023 in Washington DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) AI Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to promote competition in DOD cloud and AI procurement
Democrats and Republicans in both the House and Senate are backing the Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act of 2025.
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Master Sgt. David Fisk, Sgt. 1st Class Sandra Ibanez and Staff Sgt. Angel Leon discuss capabilities during a rehearsal for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in April 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Wantroba) AI CDAO leaves edge data mesh nodes behind with Indo-Pacom after success in major exercise
This moves DOD closer to real-time data flow between the tactical edge and operational and strategic decision-makers, officials said.
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The U.S. Capitol, pictured near the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images) AI CDAO’s future uncertain as slew of top leaders and tech staffers depart
There’s been an exodus of senior leaders and other technical employees from the Pentagon’s AI hub in recent months, sources said.
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Dr. Douglas Matty, Army Artificial Intelligence Task Force Director, spoke to Association of the United States Army annual meeting attendees during the October 13, 2021 Army Advanced Technologies (Cloud and Data) Warriors Corner event at Washington, D.C.’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center. (Photo by Edward Loomis) AI Former Army AI leader tapped as Pentagon’s next CDAO
The Trump administration appointed a new Chief Digital and AI Officer at the Defense Department.
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Aerial view of the Pentagon (Getty Images) AI Internal email highlights how CDAO is responding to DOGE-inspired workforce reduction campaign
Correspondence obtained by DefenseScoop provides new information about personnel changes inside the AI hub.
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(Photo credit: DOD / Lisa Ferdinando) Tech Court filing offers insight into DOD’s probationary workforce kerfuffle after firings
The Pentagon has started a process to rehire some employees who lost their jobs.
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President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, appear during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Op-Ed Make Advana Great Again
Advana has become yet another exemplar of a DOD software development project that lost its way.