Pentagon’s AI office eliminates CTO directorate in pursuit of ‘efficiencies’
It's unclear how employees, responsibilities and investments were dispersed following the termination.
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Pentagon tapping OpenAI, other vendors for ‘frontier AI’ projects
A day after the Defense Department announced a new deal with OpenAI, an official with the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and AI Office said announcements about additional partnerships…
‘Growing demand’ sparks DOD to raise Palantir’s Maven contract to more than $1B
Despite the high price tag, questions linger about the Defense Department's plan for the AI-powered Maven Smart System.
CDAO leaves edge data mesh nodes behind with Indo-Pacom after success in major exercise
This moves DOD closer to real-time data flow between the tactical edge and operational and strategic decision-makers, officials said.
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.
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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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.
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.
Make Advana Great Again
Advana has become yet another exemplar of a DOD software development project that lost its way.
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.