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A Bradley Fighting Vehicle loads onto the ARC Integrity Jan. 25, 2023, at the Transportation Core Dock in North Charleston, South Carolina. More than 60 Bradleys were shipped by U.S. Transportation Command as part of the U.S. military aid package to Ukraine. USTRANSCOM is a combatant command focused on projecting and sustaining military power at a time and place of the nation’s choosing, advancing American interests around the globe. (U.S. Transportation Command photo by Oz Suguitan)

How Transcom transformed to ‘rapidly adapt as things change around the world’

U.S. Transportation Command is harnessing data and delivering digital tools to support and enhance worldwide military transits and operations.

May 2, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Pentagon extends ADA effort to accelerate combatant commands’ AI adoption

DefenseScoop was briefed on the DOD's latest plans to extend the AI and Data Acceleration initiative through the five-year defense plan.

Mar 19, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks meets with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office representative Dan Tadevich and other members of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Accelerator operational data team at USINDOPACOM Headquarters, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, July 6, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

CDAO identifies combatant command ‘embed’ — but stays tight-lipped on unfolding initiative

The Pentagon is trying to enable combatant commands to better capture and curate usable data to accelerate decision-making and inform their increasingly complex operations.

Mar 1, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Greg Little poses for his official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Oct. 21, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Monica King)

Deputy CDAO Greg Little to depart Pentagon for Palantir

He’s due to exit at the end of July, DefenseScoop confirmed.

Jul 10, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Pentagon’s year-old AI and data acceleration effort faces uncertain future

The Deputy Secretary of Defense encouraged flexibility when considering the evolution of its AI and digital pursuits.

Jun 9, 2022 By Brandi Vincent