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today .

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The Department of Defense faces a

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myriad of challenges . China is rapidly

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modernizing its military . Russia's

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aggression threatens european stability

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and we face advanced and persistent

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threats from Iran north Korea and non

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state actors . Meeting these challenges

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will require the joint force to

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implement highly advanced concepts and

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capabilities such as joint all domain

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command and Control urge as C . Two but

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our leaders need for immediate real

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time access to data extends further

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across everything we do . The

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department needs to continue

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transforming into a digital and

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analytically driven organization to

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leverage data in support of the war

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fighter . We've rapidly move forward

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with our AI and data acceleration

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initiative or ADa ADA looks to generate

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foundational capabilities . This

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software engineering approach will be

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critical to advancing our data centered

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capabilities . We've also established a

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chief digital and AI officer at the

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department . This position is all about

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delivering speed and scale . The

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department C . D . AO will galvanize

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our people processes and resources to

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leverage artificial intelligence data

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and digital solutions . Secure rapid

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and resilient software capability means

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that the joint force both remains

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adaptable and evolves quickly . That is

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why the department recently released

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its D . O . D . Software modernization

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strategy . The strategy sets forth the

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process and technology transformations .

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D . O . D . Needs to deliver software

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at the speed of relevance . That

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includes establishing a department wide

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software factory ecosystem . We know

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that we need more people in the

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department with modern digital skill

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sets . This includes software

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developers , data scientists and

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machine learning experts . We also need

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more individuals who are fluent in data

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and digital concepts like our

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acquisition professionals , contract

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officers and human resources

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professionals . That is why I am

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prioritizing building the foundations

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for a digital workforce and exploring

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different career pathways for those who

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have the key skills we need . I'm proud

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of our effort to date , and while I

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know work remains , I'm confident that

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our civilian and military personnel are

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ready to make the progress needed to

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ensure our national security .