Sec. 1705. Management of data assets by Chief Digital Officer
292 words·~1 min read·
/bill/118/s/2226/pap/section-1705·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
The Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense (CDAO), provide data assets and data analytics capabilities necessary for understanding the global cyber-social terrain to support the planning and execution of defensive and offensive information operations, defensive and offensive cyber operations, indications and warning of adversary military activities and operations, and calibration of actions and reactions in great power competition.
The Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall— develop a baseline of data assets maintained by all defense intelligence agencies, military departments, combatant commands, and any other components of the Department; and develop and oversee the implementation of plans to enhance data assets that are essential to support the purposes set forth in subsection (a). The Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall— designate or establish one or more executive agents for enhancing data assets and the acquisition of data analytic tools for users; ensure that data assets in the possession of a component of the Department are accessible for the purposes described in subsection (a); and ensure that advanced analytics, including artificial intelligence technology, are developed and applied to the analysis of data assets in support of the purposes described in subsection (a).
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently semiannually thereafter, the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall provide the congressional defense committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a briefing on the implementation of this section. After the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary may transfer funds to begin implementation of this section, subject to established limitations and approval procedures.