GAO: Pentagon filled only 3 of 10 AI oversight positions — Defense News – UA.NEWS

GAO: Pentagon filled only 3 of 10 AI oversight positions — Defense News  UA.NEWS

GAO said the Pentagon’s responsible AI oversight unit had filled only three of 10 positions as of February 2026, while 29 of 64 planned actions remained incomplete in April. In the United States, the Pentagon unit responsible for overseeing the responsible use of artificial intelligence in the military had filled only three of its 10 authorized positions as of February 2026. This is stated in a report by the government watchdog GAO, Defense News reports. According to the GAO, as of April 2026, 29 of the 64 actions outlined in the Department of Defense’s Responsible AI Strategy and its implementation plan remained incomplete. Staffing shortages limited the ability of the Office of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) to take additional steps to implement responsible AI.

The GAO also found that the Responsible AI Working Council did not hold meetings from the end of 2024 until August 2025. CDAO representatives attributed the hiatus to other priorities, including developing guidance on generative AI and participating in the creation of government-wide AI risk management resources. More current news is available on the UA.News Telegram channel Telegram. The council resumed meetings in August 2025, but it still lacks a formal charter defining its authority and meeting frequency. Officials from four Department of Defense components told the GAO that they faced implementation