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U.S. Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct an airborne operation from a CH-47 Chinook at Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Feb. 12, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alvin Cade Jr.)

An 82nd Airborne unit built its own AI tools as the Army pushes a ‘safe playground’ for soldiers to experiment with the tech

Achieving a balance between soldier-led experimentation and AI safety is part of the “daily grind” for the Army’s chief information officer Leonel Garciga and his staff, he…
The 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts a Table VI qualification during a combined arms live fire exercise at the Jack Mountain range on Fort Cavazos, Texas, Jan. 16, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Josefina Garcia)

Army developing plans to improve cATO pipelines for weapon systems

Army CIO Leonel Garciga talked about the service's plans in an exclusive interview with DefenseScoop.
Leonel Garciga, then-Director, Army Intelligence Community Information Management, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence (G-2) speaks on the Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer Panel at the 2021 Department of Defense Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) worldwide conference on December 7, 2021. (DOD photo)

New Army CIO, self-proclaimed ‘bureaucracy hacker,’ doesn’t want policy to prevent progress

Leonel Garciga has big ambitions for continuing progress on digital transformation and cutting through red tape.
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