Say goodbye to JAIC and DDS, as offices cease to exist as independent bodies June 1

Say goodbye to JAIC and DDS, as offices cease to exist as independent bodies June 1
Say goodbye to JAIC and DDS, as offices cease to exist as independent bodies June 1

The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Defense Digital Service and ADVANA teams will be officially subsumed into the new CDAO office at the start of the month.

DoD working on reducing bureaucracy ahead of full CDAO launch

DoD working on reducing bureaucracy ahead of full CDAO launch
DoD working on reducing bureaucracy ahead of full CDAO launch

The CDAO has established a governance working group looking through “40 different foundational documents” that reference pre-existing organizations before the CDAO or other roles and responsibilities the new office will take over, the deputy in charge said Wednesday.

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

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

“Her deep knowledge and relationships within DoD will ensure the CDAO navigates and cuts through the bureaucracy to get things done,” said John Sherman, acting chief digital and artificial intelligence officer and DoD chief information officer.

EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon weighing reorganization of AI, data offices

EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon weighing reorganization of AI, data offices
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon weighing reorganization of AI, data offices

The Defense Digital Service (DDS), the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) and the office of the Chief Data Officer (CDO) would all report up to a new individual, tentatively named the Chief Data & AI Officer.

Defense Digital Service Builds Counter-Drone SWAT Team, ASAP

Defense Digital Service Builds Counter-Drone SWAT Team, ASAP
Defense Digital Service Builds Counter-Drone SWAT Team, ASAP

The Pentagon’s digital elite wants to rapidly develop new techniques and technologies to detect, hack, and jam enemy drones – with wide potential applications for Joint All-Domain Command & Control.

No Regrets On JEDI Cloud: DDS Chief Chris Lynch

No Regrets On JEDI Cloud: DDS Chief Chris Lynch
No Regrets On JEDI Cloud: DDS Chief Chris Lynch

The famously hoodie-clad founder of the Defense Digital Service defends his legacy as he prepares to hand over the helm.

Hack Us Please X 3: DoD Awards 3 ‘Bug Bounty’ Deals

Hack Us Please X 3: DoD Awards 3 ‘Bug Bounty’ Deals
Hack Us Please X 3: DoD Awards 3 ‘Bug Bounty’ Deals

HackerOne, Synack, and newcomer Bugcrowd split up to $34 million.

War Cloud: JEDI To Deploy Backpack Servers To Front Line

War Cloud: JEDI To Deploy Backpack Servers To Front Line
War Cloud: JEDI To Deploy Backpack Servers To Front Line

In a world where knowledge increasingly matters more than physical power, US troops can’t quickly access vital information in a labyrinth of often incompatible and inaccessible databases. The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure — archly acronymized as JEDI — aims to fix all that.

SecDef Carter Wants YOU For The Defense Digital Service

SecDef Carter Wants YOU For The Defense Digital Service
SecDef Carter Wants YOU For The Defense Digital Service

SAN FRANCISCO: Uncle Sam wants you, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told a skeptical tech community yesterday. It’s part of an all-out effort by the military’s civilian leader to get the technologically best and brightest to work with or even for the often-hidebound Pentagon. Carter has created the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUX) and the Defense Digital Service, both…