Pentagon names acting chief digital and AI officer as it moves toward full capability

The Pentagon's chief information officer will also serve as the head of a new organization overseeing the Defense Department's various digital and artificial intelligence efforts, the department announced Feb. 2. DoD Chief Information Officer John Sherman will serve as the acting chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, or CDAO, a newly created office designed to oversee the Defense Digital Service, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and the CIO office he was already leading. The new office was established to better align a number of data, analytics, digital solutions and AI efforts across the DoD. Previously, all three of those offices reported directly to the deputy defense secretary. Sherman will serve as DoD CIO and CDAO as the Pentagon continues to look for a director. "I'm honored to be able to help get this organization stood up, again, while performing my chief information officer duties and also serving as the acting CDAO," Sherman said.