How the CDAO’s GIDE series is bringing benefits of AI to the Pentagon

Published on December 20, 2023



The Office of the Secretary of Defense’s establishment of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office in 2022 marked a pivotal moment in the Defense Department’s progress toward becoming a data-centric, AI-enabled organization.

The brainchild of Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, the CDAO’s primary mission is to leverage the power of software and AI to revolutionize the speed and effectiveness of data integration and decision-making across the Joint Force and Combatant Commands.

This mission is driven by more than technological curiosity, it is driven by need — if the U.S. is going to successfully deter and defeat technologically advanced adversaries, it must harness the force-multiplying benefits of data-driven technologies.

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