Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) - MIP
Abstract
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) supports the Department's initiatives to build enduring advantage and build a resilient Joint Force and defense ecosystem. The CDAO is responsible for strengthening and integrating data, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions in the Department in support of the National Defense Strategy and Section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2023. The functions of the CDAO are as follows: lead and oversee the DoD’s strategy development and policy formulation for data, analytics, and AI; break down barriers to data and AI adoption within DoD institutional processes; create enabling digital infrastructure and services that support Components’ development and deployment of data, analytics, AI, and digital-enabled solutions; selectively scale proven digital and AI-enabled solutions focused on enterprise and joint use cases; and surge digital services for rapid response to crises and emergent challenges. The CDAO will continue priority projects that align to the mission. This includes expanding the AI integration between the DoD and Intelligence Community (IC); enterprise data repository; establishing a responsible AI ecosystem; executing the AI and Data Accelerator (ADA) initiative; and developing a Data, Analytics, and AI Adoption Strategy. These various lines of effort will support the overarching mission of accelerating the Department’s adoption of data, analytics, and AI to preserve decision advantage across the Joint Force. The CDAO’s DoD and IC Integration Division was chartered to create joint interoperability and to harness and scale AI across the DoD and IC jointly, especially within the Defense Intelligence Enterprise. The organizational purpose is to improve coordination and interoperability between DoD and the IC, minimize duplication while maximizing a common approach, and develop an innovated joint AI operational concept and capability, where appropriate. This funding is assigned to support algorithm development, data preparation, and integration experimentation to create joint DoD and IC capabilities. Further details are classified and available upon request.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 0604124D8Z_4_0400_PB_2025
- Change Summary Explanation
- Congressional add $36.840 in support of Algorithmic Warfare (AW). No change in FY 2025. WHS tax deduction $7.000
- Service Agency Name
- Office of the Secretary Of Defense
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Secretary of Defense
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