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The Pentagon’s lead data official said Wednesday the department’s newly created chief digital and artificial intelligence officer (CDAO) role will help “knock down some bureaucratic walls,” and cited a recent push to grow international collaboration on data-related initiatives. David Spirk, DoD’s chief data officer, specifically said the new CDAO position and the recent launch of the AI and Data Accelerator initiative, or AIDA, are bolstering the department’s push to become more data-centric to maintain a competitive advantage against adversaries and…
