Artificial Intelligence (AI) Archives

Director of Pentagon’s secretive Strategic Capabilities Office lays out focus areas

The SCO has three portfolios and eight focus areas, according to Director Jay Dryer.

2 days ago By Jon Harper

U.S. Marines compete in wargaming during Modern Day Marine 2026 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew A. McDonnell)

The future of war arrived. We aren’t ready.

Every operational plan in every military headquarters in the world is now obsolete. The hedge strategists said this day would come. It has arrived. The question is…

2 days ago By Rear Adm. (Ret.) Lorin Selby

U.S. Army Maj. Steven McPherson, a joint doctrine team chief with the National Guard Bureau, looks at the interface of the Maven Smart System in Arlington, Virginia Feb. 20. McPherson was in a class to learn the MSS and its capability to process vast amounts of data from weather to troop locations. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Whitney Hughes)

DOD planning to address compute ‘bottleneck’ that could hinder AI proliferation

“We've handed our warfighters a Ferrari, and my only sleepless nights come from … making sure we never, ever run out of the high-octane fuel that they…

6 days ago By Jon Harper

Amid concerns sparked by Mythos, the Pentagon’s cyber policy chief sees ‘huge opportunity’ with frontier AI models

Defense officials discussed frontier models at the AI+ Expo.

6 days ago By Jon Harper

CDAO War Data Platform Program Director Elizabeth “Liz” Chirico speaks on a panel at the UiPath Fusion conference, presented by FedScoop, May 5, 2026. (Photo by Sergey Kolupaev/EPNAC)

A first look at CDAO’s new ‘Wingman’ work to enable custom, AI digital assistants across DOD

An official involved said the goal isn’t to replace humans with AI, but to free up their time for critical thinking and higher-value work.

May 6, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Leonel Garciga, the U.S. Army Chief Information Officer, addresses the moderator and members of the panel during the Under Secretary of the Army’s Digital Transformation Panel at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Henry Villarama)

Leonel Garciga exits role as Army CIO

Garciga had held the position since July 2023.

May 5, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine presents an Operation Epic Fury ceasefire timeline to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, May 5, 2026. The U.S. military began supporting Operation Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz on May 4. (DoD photo by Benjamin Applebaum)

Army’s 82nd Airborne Division supplying AI, C2 network support for Project Freedom

More than 100 fighters, attack aircraft and other manned and unmanned assets are being "synchronized" by the division, Gen. Dan Caine said.

May 5, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Tom Harker speaks at the UiPath Fusion conference, May 5, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Scoop News Group)

Pentagon to lean on AI to achieve audit goals

The department is under pressure to achieve results.

May 5, 2026 By Jon Harper

How AI-driven botnets are reshaping cyber defense strategies

AI-powered botnets and attack-for-hire services are driving faster, more complex cyber threats, forcing organizations to rethink how they protect critical systems and ensure resilience at the network…

May 4, 2026 By Scoop News Group

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Tyler Sweatt: Accelerating Software Deployment to Keep Pace with Wartime Urgency

Sweatt spotlights the urgent need for modern software in the U.S. military and how the Pentagon can speed adoption.

May 4, 2026 By Billy Mitchell