Friday, October 9, 2026

‘Digital employees’ are coming to the Defense Logistics Agency

The Defense Logistics Agency is piloting AI agents that work autonomously—bots that its CIO calls “digital employees.” “This is a new frontier for everyone,” DLA chief information officer Adarryl Roberts told reporters at DLA’s Industry Collider Day on Sept. 9 in Alexandria, Va. The move builds on DLA’s increasing use of robotic process automation, or RPA, and…

‘We have to throw technology at the cyber problem,’ Pentagon CIO says

The Pentagon is shifting its cybersecurity posture to rely more on new capabilities to maintain its digital defenses rather than just bolstering its operational manpower, the department’s IT head said on Wednesday.  Speaking at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, D.C., Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies said, “We can't continue to throw…

US absent as western powers meet on wartime protections for civilians

Three years ago, the Defense Department led an ambitious international effort to better protect civilians during combat, a movement built on the bloody lessons of Afghanistan and Iraq. The Pentagon created a network with European partners, driving the creation of shared standards. Civilian harm experts described the moment as a “unique opportunity” for American leadership by example.…

Maven is becoming the Pentagon’s everything app

The Pentagon is finding ever more uses for the AI-powered command-and-control system called Maven Smart System, including logistics, force readiness, supply chain and budgeting data, the Defense Department’s AI chief said Tuesday. Maven, which is used by all U.S. combatant commands for intelligence and operations data analysis, drew attention in the early days of President…

NSA wants AI to help analysts sift vast data troves

The National Security Agency is leaning into artificial intelligence tools to process the mass volumes of data it collects, allowing analysts to sort through tasks and find anomalies faster, a top official said Tuesday. “I think right now we’re looking at how to use an AI where we could triage so much more,” David Imbordino,…