CDAO’s future uncertain as slew of top leaders and tech staffers depart

CDAO’s future uncertain as slew of top leaders and tech staffers depart

There’s been an exodus of senior leaders and other technical employees from the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office in recent months as the organization’s future remains in limbo, according to multiple current and former government officials who spoke to DefenseScoop on the condition of anonymity this week.  “At a time when [Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth] wants to prioritize the use of AI to modernize the Defense Depa…