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Pentagon’s New Lead Data And AI Office Reaches Full Operational Capability

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, June 2nd, 2022

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Pentagon’s New Lead Data And AI Office Reaches Full Operational Capability

Aerial of the Pentagon, the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC, with I-395 freeway on the left, and the Air Force Memorial up middle.

The Pentagon’s new office leading data and artificial intelligence (AI) efforts has reached full operational capability, the department said Wednesday. Along with the milestone, the Office of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) has now fully integrated the missions of the chief data officer (CDO), Defense Digital Service (DDS) and Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), with those offices no longer operating as independent entities. “I am so proud of what the CDAO team has accomplished in less than…

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