Pentagon names Navy’s Palmieri as deputy for new digital and AI office

Published on November 25, 2023

The Pentagon has selected the founder of a Navy office focused on digital warfare, Margaret Palmieri, to be its deputy chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, the defense department announced today.

“Ms. Palmieri most recently served as Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations and as Director of the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Action Group,” according to a late afternoon press release. “Previously, she founded and directed the Navy Digital Warfare Office where she led digital strategy development and pilot projects to improve the Navy’s use of data, advanced analytics, computing infrastructure, and networks in warfighting and readiness.”

The new office, which is led by DoD chief information officer John Sherman in an acting capacity, will be responsible for coordinating the Pentagon’s data and artificial intelligence efforts, after an organizational shake-up Breaking Defense first reported last November. 

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