Meanwhile, the Senate Armed Services Committee still hasn’t scheduled confirmation hearings for several other key positions at the Defense Department.

The commander-in-chief this week nominated officers to lead U.S. European Command, Central Command, Africa Command and Special Operations Command.

The commands will each host “hackathons” where participants will use operational theater data to create prototypes that could turn into real capabilities for warfighters.

Each of the combatant commands have organized in their own way for operations in the information environment.