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1st Lt. Mason Limtiaco (left), a signal officer, and Staff Sgt. Christian Mercado, a signal operations support specialist, both assigned to 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, configure the Tactical Edge Computer (TEC) while supporting a live-fire exercise during Ivy Sting 4 on Fort Carson, Colorado, Feb. 3, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Thomas Nguyen)

Inside the Army’s new data operations center and its ‘sprint’ to help fix digital headaches

Billed as a “9-1-1” asset for how the service moves massive amounts of data, the Army Data Operations Center went live April 3.

5 days ago By Drew F. Lawrence

Chandra Donelson. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Stuart Bright)

Chandra Donelson departs as Space Force CDAO

Donelson has served as the Space Force's CDAO since 2023, and previously held roles at the Army and U.S. Central Command.

Apr 3, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

Salesforce’s Peter Lington on preparing defense data for AI-driven operations

Peter Lington | Area Vice President, Department of War | Salesforce

Dec 15, 2025 By Scoop News Group

Estonia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kristjan Prikk speaks onstage at AITalks 2025. (SNG Photo: Sergey Kolupaev/EPNAC)

Estonia moves to develop new cross-government, AI-powered data management asset

“My own kind of motto or understanding is that whatever we lack in size, we can compensate for by using data smarter,” said Estonia's ambassador to the…

Apr 25, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Unlocking the potential of AI with a modern data strategy

DOD’s Garrett Berntsen and AWS’ Mickey Iqbal stress the need for agencies to have a strategy in place that allows them to overcome challenges with data fragmentation…

Aug 20, 2024

Air Force wants ‘holistic’ solutions to improve data hygiene, harness AI

"I know that many of the solutions to these things exist as point solutions. We need a more holistic approach to this,” Air Force Vice Chief of…

Mar 1, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Leveraging data for national security

Iron Bow’s Andrew D’Ippolito discusses how the Department of the Air Force is tackling the challenges of adopting a data-driven approach.

Nov 14, 2023 By Scoop News Group

Capitalizing on the potential of open software

Data experts at Elastic explore why open software and open architectures empower agencies to improve operational capabilities and drive efficiency and cost savings.

Aug 29, 2023 By Ken Melero Mike Barretta

A woman walks under a sign of big data analytics US software company Palantir at their stand ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 22, 2022. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Palantir racks up more than $100M in new Air Force contract awards to provide data-as-a-service

The work under the three contracts will support a variety of organizations across the Air and Space Forces.

Jun 16, 2023 By Jon Harper

Fleet Survey Team (FST) sailors and a civilian conducted five hydrographic surveys of confirmed and unconfirmed submerged World War II era aircraft off the coast of Pensacola, Florida using a multi-beam echo sounder on behalf of Naval History and Heritage Command, Aug. 7, 2022. FST, comprised of approximately 65 military and civilian members, is a rapid-response team with capabilities to conduct quick-turnaround hydrographic surveys anywhere in the world. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary. (Photo by Lt. Cmdr. Bobby Dixon)

Navy oceanography enterprise adopts new, ‘first of its kind’ data strategy

DefenseScoop got an exclusive background briefing on this new guidance, which was officially signed in March but has yet to be publicly released.

Jun 7, 2023 By Brandi Vincent