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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…

6 days ago By Jon Harper

United States Navy flag on flagpole (Source: Getty Images)

Inside the Navy’s strategic pursuit to prototype and deploy genAI at scale

The Navy is expanding its rollout of AI capabilities for sailors, Marines and civilians to speedily adopt in their daily operations, via its emerging DoN GPT tool.

Jun 11, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin speaks to Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Bamboo Eagle 24-3, an Air Combat Command directed exercise, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 5, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julian Atkins)

Allvin: AI adoption within the Air Force currently a ‘mixed bag’

“We are understanding the value of it, but assimilating it into our institution is one I think we still have some work to do on," Gen. David…

Jun 2, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Base Operations screenshot showing threat intelligence and AI-powered predictive analytics around Joint Base Andrews in Prince George’s County, Maryland. (Source: Base Operations)

Air Mobility Command enlists AI to better spot and track threats to military bases

A startup called Base Operations was recently awarded a Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for the new tool.

Jun 2, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

A woman walks under a sign of big data analytics US software company Palantir at their stand ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 22, 2022. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Growing demand’ sparks DOD to raise Palantir’s Maven contract to more than $1B

Despite the high price tag, questions linger about the Defense Department's plan for the AI-powered Maven Smart System.

May 23, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2024) Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Cavour Carrier Strike Group sail in formation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Daniel Kimmelman)

DIU helping Navy get new AI capabilities for maritime operations centers

The Silicon Valley-headquartered Defense Innovation Unit issued a new solicitation for the SAILS program.

May 23, 2025 By Jon Harper

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)

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.

May 16, 2025 By Jon Harper

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)

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.

May 14, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to launch JaiaBot unmanned underwater vehicles during reconnaissance beach survey training as part of MEU Exercise at Kin Blue Beach Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, May 6, 2025. The Marines conducted the training to ensure dive proficiency and further enhance amphibious reconnaissance skills by utilizing drones to locate the optimal crossing point in the water enabling rapid and safe crossing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alora Finigan)

Marine Corps releases AI implementation plan

The plan lays out timelines for achieving key objectives and tasks for digital transformation.

May 8, 2025 By Jon Harper

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)

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.

May 7, 2025 By Brandi Vincent