War Department Rebrands CDAO to Super Intelligence Office

The War Department has rebranded its Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) to the Super Intelligence Office (SIO), marking the latest of federal terminology transitions since President Donald Trump’s September executive order.

“To our teammates across the joint force, our industry partners, and the builders pushing the boundaries of technology: the future is here, and we’re building it together,” the office posted on LinkedIn announcing the name change.

As part of the rebrand, DOW launched an “entirely refreshed brand and digital presence,” according to the office, including renaming its enterprise generative AI platform GenAI.mil to SI.mil.

Federal SI Mandate

The rebrand comes as federal agencies transition from using “artificial intelligence” to “super intelligence,” or SI, under Trump’s Sept. 29 executive order. The directive requires executive branch departments and agencies to switch from AI to SI in future official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports and policy documents.

Several agencies have already begun implementing the change. Officials at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Energy Department told GovCIO Media & Research that they have shifted to using SI in internal messaging and public communications. The National Institutes of Health has also begun updating its websites and materials to reflect the terminology.

The change is extending to federal technology leadership positions. Agencies including the departments of Treasury, Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs and State have changed their chief AI officer titles to chief SI officer.

Similar changes to the respective military services might soon follow.

Experts noted the name changes do not necessarily reflect actual structural change.

“I am not aware of it having any purpose other than rebranding,” Jessica Tillipman, associate dean for government procurement law at George Washington University, told GovCIO Media & Research.

AI, SI at the Pentagon

DOW launched GenAI.mil in December 2025 to expand access to commercial AI capabilities across the department. Since then, officials have focused on driving workforce adoption and integrating the technology into daily operations.

The platform has nearly 2 million users across the department, including service members, civilian employees and contractors, said David Jin, DOW’s acting deputy chief digital and AI officer at the time, at a September event.

Acting Army CIO Gabe Chiulli said at the same event that the enterprise platform has also allowed the service to focus more resources on its own AI initiatives rather than managing a separate platform.

“It opened up my aperture to not have to focus on running something at the enterprise level,” he said.