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DoD CDO Cites Benefits Of New Chief Digital And AI Officer Role, Growing International Collaboration

DoD CDO Cites Benefits Of New Chief Digital And AI Officer Role, Growing International Collaboration
Department of Defense Chief Data Officer David Spirk speaks virtually to children at Mitchell Elementary in Tampa, Fl. to highlight topics including the importance of data management; artificial intelligence; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; and service to the nation from the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders)

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…

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