Craig Martell Archives

Dr. Craig Martell, chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at the Defense Department, speaks during a hearing of the House Oversight Committee’s Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee on Capitol Hill September 14, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Craig Martell, the Pentagon’s first-ever Chief Digital and AI Officer, to depart in April

The Defense Department has already chosen a successor.

Mar 14, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Pentagon IG office shares new details about its unfolding evaluation of CDAO’s effectiveness

The assessment is part of the watchdog's ongoing series of oversight projects on the Defense Department's implementation of artificial intelligence initiatives.

Mar 6, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Airmen assigned with the 726th Air Control Squadron, 366th Operations Group, setup a communication system at Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Project Convergence-Capstone 4. This system allows the USAF to share ground data expeditiously with Air Traffic Control Towers and ground forces across various locations simultaneously. The exercise is just one of many experiments during the month-long PC-C4 event. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christ-Claude Mowandza-Ndinga)

What’s next for the new CJADC2 minimum viable capability

CDAO leadership recently briefed the media how they plan to advance next-gen command and control in the near-term.

Feb 26, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

CDAO’s top acquisition executive departs

Sharothi Pikar follows a slew of other deputies who've left the Chief Digital and AI Office in recent months.

Jan 31, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks unveils the 2023 Department of Defense Data, Analytics, and AI Adoption Strategy at the Pentagon, Nov. 2, 2023. (Photo by: Brandi Vincent)

Pentagon redefines its overarching plan to accelerate data and AI adoption

The new strategy was produced by the Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO) and unveiled by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks on Thursday.

Nov 2, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

CDAO’s Jinyoung Englund speaks on a panel at the Google Public Sector Forum. (Photo: Scoop News Group)

Pentagon’s CDAO promotes ‘culture to experiment’ while confronting AI risks

“Let's just be frank: there's risk everywhere," said Jinyoung Englund, the organization's chief strategy officer for algorithmic warfare.

Oct 18, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Task Force Lima chief gives first look at DOD’s vision for rapidly exploring the uncertain power of generative AI

The CDAO’s new Task Force Lima Mission Commander Navy Capt. M. Xavier Lugo recently briefed DefenseScoop on his team's ambitious plans.

Sep 27, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Dr. Craig Martell spoke at the Defense Intelligence Agency’s DoDIIS Worldwide Conference, Dec. 13, 2022, at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in Texas. (DoD photo by Myles Scrinopskie)

Pentagon’s digital and AI chief works to deepen U.S. tech ties in visits to Singapore, South Korea and Japan

Craig Martell traveled to Singapore, South Korea and Japan last week for "high-level introductory meetings intended to strengthen the bilateral relationship" between the U.S. and those nations.

Aug 31, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks briefs media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

Defense Department stands up generative AI task force

Task Force Lima will “assess, synchronize, and employ” generative AI technologies throughout the Pentagon.

Aug 10, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Pentagon’s Chief Digital and AI Office leading another ‘global information dominance’ JADC2 experiment

The experiment will test how artificial intelligence and other capabilities can enable better data integration across the U.S. military as the Pentagon pursues its JADC2 concept.

Jun 14, 2023 By Jon Harper