Former Army AI leader tapped as Pentagon’s next CDAO via

Douglas Matty assumed the role of the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and AI Officer on Monday, according to an internal unclassified email viewed by DefenseScoop.

The principal deputy who has been temporarily leading the AI hub ahead of the Trump administration’s selection for the new chief, Margie Palmieri, sent the announcement to several senior officials Friday morning. In the email, she indicated that more communications on the team’s path ahead would soon follow, once Matty takes the reins next week.

Matty previously founded the Army AI Integration Center under Army Futures Command, which he led between 2020 and 2022.

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