Pentagon’s AI office eliminates CTO directorate in pursuit of ‘efficiencies’

Pentagon’s AI office eliminates CTO directorate in pursuit of ‘efficiencies’

The Pentagon’s artificial intelligence acceleration hub recently moved to terminate its chief technology officer role and directorate after reviews associated with the Trump administration’s spending and staff reductions campaign revealed inefficiencies, budget materials for fiscal 2026 reveal. Details on the decision are sparse in the documents, but officials wrote that the Chief Digital and AI Office’s CTO “no longer exists or manages resource…