In a request for information published Wednesday, SOCOM said it was looking to further “explore” various data collection capabilities and how AI can potentially analyze information from biometrics, documents, open source intelligence and communications exploitation methods.
The new assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict comes into the job as SOF are busy conducting high-profile ops and pursuing new capabilities.
Multiple sources suggested the Project Maven alum and AWS executive could start in that capacity sometime this month.
The tech would be used to assist in “purple team assessments” that test how adversaries and cyber defenders move through networks.
This new program office would essentially fuse multiple DOD elements that have come to fruition since the late 2010s.
The 49B AOC “gives the Army a group of in-house AI and machine learning experts who support its move toward becoming a data-focused, AI-enabled force,” an Army spokesperson said.
The service data officer is organizing the event, which will focus specifically on genAI and agentic AI.
“This integration revealed new insights on how AI and machine learning can support diverse tactics and align exercises with [Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control] goals,” 805th commander Lt. Col Shawn Finney said.
Their ambitious vision for the platform could run into a variety of technological and budgetary challenges, analysts say.
The program is open to qualified active-duty military officers and DOD civilian employees who have a computer science background, according to NPS.
