Pentagon dispatching data teams to COCOMs this year: Top data official

Pentagon dispatching data teams to COCOMs this year: Top data official
Pentagon dispatching data teams to COCOMs this year: Top data official

“It’s getting that data talent into the combatant command, knowing that it’s going to be there so that they can begin understanding what they have and what’s within the art of the possible there,” Dave Spirk, the Pentagon’s chief data officer, said.

Pentagon creates new overseer for innovation: chief digital and artificial intelligence officer

Pentagon creates new overseer for innovation: chief digital and artificial intelligence officer
Pentagon creates new overseer for innovation: chief digital and artificial intelligence officer

The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Defense Digital Service and Chief Data Officer will now report a new Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence officer

Department of the Air Force Mulls Options For Data Sharing

Department of the Air Force Mulls Options For Data Sharing
Department of the Air Force Mulls Options For Data Sharing

“If data is the new oil, then we want to mine that data, refine that data,” to make it more useful across the service, Col. Peter Chiou says.

NGA Faces Tech, Policy Hurdles To AI For Target Recognition

NGA Faces Tech, Policy Hurdles To AI For Target Recognition
NGA Faces Tech, Policy Hurdles To AI For Target Recognition

The IC has major policy questions to decide “before we just go off and build Skynet,” says NGA’s AI guru Joe Victor.

Army Dissects Black Hawk Helo, Scans Parts For 3D Printing

Army Dissects Black Hawk Helo, Scans Parts For 3D Printing
Army Dissects Black Hawk Helo, Scans Parts For 3D Printing

Before you can 3D print a part, you need a detailed 3D model of it. So Army Material Command is figuring out how to scan tens of thousands of parts. One method: pull apart an entire helicopter.

Industry Starts Work On Weapons That Can See; Autonomy Comes Next

Industry Starts Work On Weapons That Can See; Autonomy Comes Next
Industry Starts Work On Weapons That Can See; Autonomy Comes Next

“Should we bias training data towards the weird stuff?,” asks Patrick Biltgen of Perspecta. “If there’s a war, we’re almost certain to see weird things we’ve never seen before.”

Army’s ‘Team Ignite’ Sets Futuristic R&D Targets:  AI, Robotics, Autonomy

Army’s ‘Team Ignite’ Sets Futuristic R&D Targets:  AI, Robotics, Autonomy
Army’s ‘Team Ignite’ Sets Futuristic R&D Targets: AI, Robotics, Autonomy

“We ultimately want this Team Ignite to become the way we do business — it’s increased collaboration with the right partners in the right events,” says Maj. Gen. John George, head of Army Combat Capabilities and Development Command (CCDC).

Army Targeting Goggles, VR Training May Use JEDI Cloud

Army Targeting Goggles, VR Training May Use JEDI Cloud
Army Targeting Goggles, VR Training May Use JEDI Cloud

The Army’s building a detailed VR map of the planet and the service’s CIO sees JEDI as the logical place to host such a massive database.