Dr. Craig Martell, chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at the Defense Department, speaks during a hearing of the House Oversight Committee’s Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee on Capitol Hill September 14, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
The assessment is part of the watchdog's ongoing series of oversight projects on the Defense Department's implementation of artificial intelligence initiatives.
U.S. Airmen assigned with the 726th Air Control Squadron, 366th Operations Group, setup a communication system at Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Project Convergence-Capstone 4. This system allows the USAF to share ground data expeditiously with Air Traffic Control Towers and ground forces across various locations simultaneously. The exercise is just one of many experiments during the month-long PC-C4 event. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christ-Claude Mowandza-Ndinga)
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks unveils the 2023 Department of Defense Data, Analytics, and AI Adoption Strategy at the Pentagon, Nov. 2, 2023. (Photo by: Brandi Vincent)
Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Dr. Craig Martell spoke at the Defense Intelligence Agency’s DoDIIS Worldwide Conference, Dec. 13, 2022, at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in Texas. (DoD photo by Myles Scrinopskie)
Craig Martell traveled to Singapore, South Korea and Japan last week for "high-level introductory meetings intended to strengthen the bilateral relationship" between the U.S. and those nations.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks briefs media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)
The experiment will test how artificial intelligence and other capabilities can enable better data integration across the U.S. military as the Pentagon pursues its JADC2 concept.