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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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 -
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Whalen, assigned to the Marine Innovation Unit (MIU), Marine Forces Reserve, works on developing a “Flight Mode” software feature at the Marine Corps Software Factory (MCSWF) in Austin, Texas, 17 – 29 March, 2025. (U.S.Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Orion Stpierre) IT Marine Corps could expand software factory, create new MOS
Working groups are looking at the issue, according to an official involved in the program.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers recorded remarks at the Pentagon, Washington D.C., March 20, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech) Tech Hegseth orders sweeping changes to Army structure
An April 30 memo directs the secretary of the Army to make changes to how the service is organized and purchases equipment, with a focus on prioritizing homeland defense and deterring China in the Indo-Pacific.
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(Getty Images) Weapons Reconciliation bill includes billions for new drone capabilities
Sizable investments would go toward one-way attack drones.
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Alexis Bonnell speaks on a panel at the 2024 Google Public Sector Summit. (Scoop News Group photo) AI Former AFRL CIO, director of digital capabilities joins OpenAI
In her new position at OpenAI, Alexis Bonnell will continue working with artificial intelligence capabilities and explore how the technology can contribute to public sector organizations.
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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth spoke at the DoDIIS Worldwide Conference, Dec. 13, 2022, at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in Texas. (Photo by Myles Scrinopskie) AI The year of ‘NGAI’: Geospatial-intelligence agency looks to accelerate AI adoption in 2025
In an exclusive interview with DefenseScoop, NGA Director Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth laid out his top priorities for advancing the agency’s use of AI over the next year.
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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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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brien Disbro, a crew chief assigned to the174th Attack Wing, performs post-flight maintenance on an MQ-9 Reaper on Mar. 10, 2025 at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio. The MQ-9 arrived for Advanced Wrath, a two-week exercise supporting U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue operations, and testing for the Air Force Research Laboratory. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Shane Hughes) AI Air Force officials hungry for SOUP
The Air Force Research Lab issued a solicitation for its Sensing Operation Using Prediction (SOUP) program.
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(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) AI NATO inks deal with Palantir for Maven AI system
NATO said the contract “was one of the most expeditious in [its] history, taking only six months from outlining the requirement to acquiring the system.”
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United States Space Force General Stephen N. Whiting speaks during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Hart Senate Office Building on February 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Space Space Command moves to support new capabilities, strategies for warfare in space
The efforts include operationalizing a nascent data-fusion pilot effort and supporting research and development of on-orbit maneuverability technologies.