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Cyber

Pentagon To Establish New Chief Digital And AI Officer Role

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, December 9th, 2021

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Pentagon To Establish New Chief Digital And AI Officer Role

The Pentagon will create a new chief digital and artificial intelligence officer (CDAO) role early next year that will oversee the department’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), Defense Digital Service (DDS) and chief data officer (CDO), according to a memo released Wednesday. The CDAO role, which will be stood up by Feb. 1, reports directly to the deputy secretary of defense and serves as a central official to coordinate artificial intelligence and digital solutions initiatives at the senior levels of…

Budget

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

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