Special Operations stands up acquisition office for digital applications and artificial intelligence (AI)

Mac DILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – U.S. Special Operations Command created a program executive office on 1 June that is dedicated to software. C4ISRnet reports. Continue reading original article

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24 June 2020 -- The command’s head of acquisitions said the organization is reorganizing as it shifts its focus to software-defined systems and artificial intelligence (AI).

Among the most notable changes at Special Operations Command is creation of a program executive office (PEO) for SOF [Special Operations Forces] Digital Applications.

The new PEO represents a shift for the command as it looks to embrace a more software-forward approach. “Everything I’ve asked you for over the last decade has been hardware-defined and then software-enabled,” says James Smith, the command's acquisition executive. “We really need to move to a relationship where I’m asking you for things that are software-defined and hardware-enabled.”

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