DOD Tackles Talent Management for the AI Age

Angela Cough, Chief of Digital Talent Management Office, DOD CDAO
The Pentagon is undergoing a robust plan to create a foundation for its AI-enabled capabilities that include data infrastructure and management, platforms, processes and, of course, people. Leading this charge is the Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO), which is working toward a number of deliverables this year around many of these aspects.
CDAO Digital Talent Management Office Chief Angela Cough discusses the ways in which she works across departments and the broader Defense Industrial Base to create the AI workforce of the future. She highlights some of the tools and skills employees will need now to be successful in the age of AI.
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Angela Cough Chief of Digital Talent Management Office DOD CDAO
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