Jackson Barnett
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Marine Corps looking to machine learning for personnel retention
The Marine Corps is working with Johns Hopkins to develop an AI tool that processes data for better recruitment and retention. → Read More
Army needs to better use recent software authorities, new acquisition leader says
Douglas Bush, the new head of acquisition, technology and logistics for the Army, plans to use new funding flexibilities to reform how the service buys software. → Read More
Palantir CEO says lives have been 'saved and taken' with its software
Panatir says its data crunching software has killed people—and saved some. → Read More
JAIC piloting artificial intelligence education for DOD
New education pilots from the JAIC are seeing large demand from across the DOD, its policy head said. → Read More
The Army is trying to jump start its venture capital firm
The Army Venture Capital Corporation is coming back from the grave with a new managing director: Jake Chapman. → Read More
Air Force hackathon puts real data on open source code
The hackathon was the first of its kind. The broader goal is to "attack the ATO," the chief digital transformation officer said. → Read More
DIU selects Google Cloud for cloud management contract
Google Cloud won a production contract for multi-cloud management services that it says implement zero trust tech. → Read More
Task Force 59: The future of the Navy's unmanned systems or a one-off win?
Can 21 sailors, many of whom aren't full-time sailors, bring unmanned systems to the Fifth Fleet in support of deterrence by detection in the Middle East? → Read More
Katie Arrington resigns from DOD, announces bid for Congress
Katie Arrington resigned from the Department of Defense Monday and announced a bid for Congress Tuesday. → Read More
DOD publishes new software modernization strategy, memos on code
A recent spate of software memos aim to increase collaboration and the use of code as a part of the DOD's "DNA," its chief software officer said. → Read More
CMMC program moved to the office of DOD chief information officer
CMMC is now under the CIO's office. The change comes after the policy was shrunk and several reviews found flaws in its roll out. → Read More
Heidi Shyu gives first glance at new vision for DOD technology research
The DOD published a new list of technology priorities and a "vision" for making them into military capabilities. → Read More
Navy kicks off largest unmanned exercise to date in Middle East
IMEX this year will have 80 unmanned systems being tested along side ships from dozens of countries, the Navy said. → Read More
John Sherman tapped to be acting chief digital and AI officer at DOD
Sherman, who was confirmed to be the CIO of the Department of Defense in 2021, will also be acting chief digital and AI officer. → Read More
Former DIU leader gets seat on commission examining military budget
Raj Shah will be one of 14 members on the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform. → Read More
Army seeking to add 3D printing to programming efforts over next 5 to 7 years
The Army says it now has the data and digital thread capabilities to advance 3D printing in the battlefield, but some hurdles remain. → Read More
Scale AI awarded $250M AI contract by Department of Defense
Scale AI, a tech startup that focuses on the data that powers artificial intelligence, has won a nearly $250 million blanket purchasing agreement that aims to give all federal agencies access to its tech. The contract was issued by the Department of Defenses’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, an organization that the company describes it self […] → Read More
Shield AI wins Air Force contract aim to help bridge 'valley of death'
Shield AI won a STRATFI contract to deliver its unmanned AI tech to Air Force Special Operations Command, the company announced. → Read More
New DOD Chief Digital and AI Office to start work by Feb. 1
The latest office to oversee AI and digital technology innovation will reach initial operational capability Feb. 1. → Read More
Army working to deploy first OCONUS cloud system in the Indo-Pacific
The Army is building its first OCONUS cloud system in the Indo-Pacific. → Read More