Government · United States
Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office
HQ United StatesFounded 2022
U.S. defence office accelerating adoption of data, analytics and artificial intelligence for decision-making.
Awards issued6 · $35.0M obligated · up to $1.00B ceiling
| Announced | Award | Recipients | Type | Program | Obligated | Ceiling | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | Shared-savings AI services pilot OTApress:red-cell-partners:2026-09-08 | Red Cell Partners | OTA | — | — | Up to $100M | Reported |
| Jul 14, 2025 | CDAO frontier AI agentic workflows awardpress:anthropic:2025-07-14:cdao-frontier-ai | Anthropic | Other | — | — | Up to $200M | Reported |
| Jul 14, 2025 | CDAO frontier AI agentic workflows awardpress:xai:2025-07-14:cdao-frontier-ai | xAI | Other | — | — | Up to $200M | Reported |
| Jul 14, 2025 | CDAO frontier AI agentic workflows awardpress:google:2025-07-14:cdao-frontier-ai | Other | — | — | Up to $200M | Reported | |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Prototype frontier AI capabilities (CDAO prototype OTA)HQ0883259012 | OpenAI | OTA | — | $2.0M | $200M | Confirmed |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Edge data mesh / edge data integration services production OTHQ0883259001 | Anduril Industries | Production OTA | — | $33.0M | $100M | Confirmed |
- Up to $100MCeiling
- Up to $200MCeiling
- Up to $200MCeiling
- Up to $200MCeiling
- $2.0MObligated · up to $200M ceiling
- Edge data mesh / edge data integration services production OTDec 3, 2024 · Production OTAConfirmed$33.0MObligated · up to $100M ceiling
Obligated is what has been committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach. Joint values cover all recipients and are excluded from this company’s money totals.
Sources4
Profile3
- 1
DefenseScoop · Sep 9, 2026 · Supports Organization
“The work will unfold via an Other Transaction Authority deal worth up to $100 million in the first year.”
- 2
Wikipedia · Supports Organization · founded year
“In February 2022, JAIC was integrated into the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO).”
- 3Government recordChief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office — official website
Supports Organization · description, Organization · website
“Accelerating DoW adoption of data, analytics, and artificial intelligence”
People1
- 4Government recordThe War Department Overhauls Innovation Ecosystem to Accelerate Technology to the American Warfighter
U.S. Department of War · Jan 12, 2026 · Supports Role
“Alongside this realignment, Cameron Stanley has been named as the new Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO).”
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