Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer - Advana
Abstract
The Advancing Analytics (Advana) platform is the single enterprise authoritative data management and analytics platform for the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and Principal Staff Assistants (PSAs), with inputs from all DoD Components in alignment with the 5 May 2021 Creating Data Advantage memorandum signed by the Deputy Secretary of Defense. In FY 2024, CDAO will continue to develop and expand existing platform infrastructure, operations, and technical architecture to meet senior leadership and customer demand as outlined in Section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023. This tool suite provides Senior Leaders near real time awareness of the entire deployment process (planning stage through execution to closure) for people, equipment, and supplies within a specific Area of Responsibility. The crisis in Ukraine created a critical, time-sensitive demand for further rapid data aggregation and ongoing development support to inform senior leader decision-making on deployment of personnel and equipment, including Non-Combatant Evacuation, Covid-19 considerations, and humanitarian aid, among other potential problem sets. Additional service support resources are needed for 24/7 operating demands required for future incidents, and globally distributed staff embedded within several Combatant Commands. This work also results in additional infrastructure, license, and labor costs. Advana must also expand to environments such as (Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System) to support data needs and operations at higher classification levels. The benefit of having preplanned, established frameworks and mechanisms for data interoperability between DoD components and other agencies can increase speed to insight and relevance for critical information necessary for time constrained decision support.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 71ae2e680c0f0c766aff8f69a4c0b7bd