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Air Force names Susan Davenport as new chief data and AI officer

Davenport will take over responsibilities from acting CDAO Chandra Donelson.

5 days ago By Mikayla Easley

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, sits at the pilot’s controls of a KC-46A Pegasus while in-flight over Kansas Feb. 6, 2021. Van Ovost is a U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduate and command pilot with over 4,200 flight hours in more than 30 aircraft, including the C-17A Globemaster, KC-135R Stratotanker and the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Skyler Combs)

‘You don’t get there unless you have the data’: Transcom taps Advana in real-world operations

In an interview with DefenseScoop, Commander Air Force Gen. Jackie Van Ovost shared how Transcom has used DOD's Advana platform in real-world operations.

Oct 1, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

CDAO unveils new 10-year, $15B Advana recompete plan — but questions on implementation linger

DefenseScoop was briefed on the Chief Digital and AI Office's overarching vision for its path forward with the widely used data platform.

Sep 18, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

DefenseScoop’s Brandi Vincent speaks to Col. Strohmeyer during a panel at a GDIT event produced by FedScoop in collaboration with AWS on Sept. 12, 2024. (FedScoop photo)

What’s unique about the CDAO’s upcoming Global Information Dominance Experiment

A senior Pentagon official shared new details about what to expect in GIDE 12.

Sep 12, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joe McArdel, 171st Air Refueling Squadron pilot, starts the engines on a KC-135 Startotanker at the start of a mission in support of the Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 and the Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation 5 event at Selfridge National Guard Base, Harrison Township, Michigan, July, 16, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes)

Pentagon accepting video pitches from vendors looking to gain access to CJADC2 enterprise

The Defense Department’s Chief Digital and AI Office is accepting submissions for its inaugural "challenge" to industry.

Aug 30, 2024 By Jon Harper

CDAO appoints investigators to look into reports of ‘adverse incidents’

DefenseScoop obtained an email that Radha Plumb sent to CDAO personnel explaining the move for an investigatory review.

Aug 27, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Dr. William W. Streilein, Chief Technology Officer for the Chief Digital and AI Office, Department of Defense, addressing the DoDIIS Worldwide Conference 2023, December 14, 2023, in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Wade Costin Defense Intelligence Agency)

CDAO’s first tech chief Bill Streilein exits for academia

In a statement shared exclusively with DefenseScoop, CDAO leadership thanked Streilein for his "impactful contributions."

Aug 19, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

U.S., coalition and Five Eyes alliance partners experiment with Air Combat Command’s Tactical Operations Center-enabled Control Reporting Center during the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis’ Capstone event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Keel)

Key to the Pentagon’s concept for modern war is standardization

To fully realize CJADC2, data standards must be enacted along with efforts to share successes and architectures across theaters and organizations.

Aug 12, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Airmen from the New York, Washington, and Maryland Air National Guard monitor aircraft during the Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 in conjunction with the Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation 5 event at the 601st Air Operation Center on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla, July 14, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Byers)

How the Pentagon will advance its CJADC2 experiments — with allies — next year

A senior official previewed new plans associated with the Chief Digital and AI Office-led Global Information Dominance Experiments.

Aug 6, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

CDAO launches new role to improve management, business functions

The move is part of a broader effort to "institutionalize good governance processes," a spokesperson told DefenseScoop.

Jul 30, 2024 By Brandi Vincent