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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)

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.

4 days ago By Brandi Vincent

Aerial view of the Pentagon (Getty Images)

Internal email highlights how CDAO is responding to DOGE-inspired workforce reduction campaign

Correspondence obtained by DefenseScoop provides new information about personnel changes inside the AI hub.

Mar 21, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Pentagon, Department of Defense, DOD — (Photo credit: DOD / Lisa Ferdinando)

Court filing offers insight into DOD’s probationary workforce kerfuffle after firings

The Pentagon has started a process to rehire some employees who lost their jobs.

Mar 20, 2025 By Brandi Vincent Madison Alder

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, appear during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Make Advana Great Again

Advana has become yet another exemplar of a DOD software development project that lost its way.

Mar 17, 2025 By Tara Murphy Dougherty

Pentagon prototypes AI platform to better analyze adversaries’ news media

The CDAO is leveraging BigBear.ai’s Virtual Anticipation Network to advance complex information operations across the military.

Feb 6, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

A view of the Pentagon on December 13, 2024. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Advana’s future uncertain as program manager prepares to leave DOD

The Chief Digital and AI Office's Advana platform arms the military with decision-support analytics, visualizations and data-driven tools.

Jan 24, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

River entrance of the U.S. Department of Defense. (Getty Images)

DOD names officials temporarily helming key tech offices as the Pentagon awaits new leadership

In conversations this week, sources revealed who is functioning in some of the Pentagon's key technology-focused roles during the early days of Trump's second term.

Jan 22, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Dr. Lisa Costa, the U.S. Space Force’s first permanent Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, signed the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s board during her visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Apr. 1, 2022. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

Former Space Force CTIO joins advisory board for artificial intelligence startup Seekr

As a member of Seekr’s advisory board, Costa will help “address the critical need for commercial-grade AI solutions vetted for government use," according to the company.

Jan 22, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Trump’s defense secretary nominee pledges to prioritize AI investments

DefenseScoop reviewed Pete Hegseth's answers to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s advance policy questions submitted ahead of his confirmation hearing.

Jan 14, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

The Pentagon (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Marisol Walker)

DOD’s AI hub assembles new budget and programming cell to confront ‘pain points’

DefenseScoop obtained a document that outlines the Chief Digital and AI Office’s latest organizational structure.

Jan 13, 2025 By Brandi Vincent