The U.S. Army’s outgoing chief information officer Leonel Garciga said that the main obstacle to military modernization is not the technology itself, but getting soldiers and civilians to adapt to new tools, as the Army continues accelerating its adoption of AI.
‘Let’s Break Some Glass’
Rather than relying on multi-year procurement cycles, Garciga advocated a simpler approach of broadly deploying tools and improving them quickly over time. “Let’s just make it ubiquitously available and see what happens,” he told Business Insider. The approach aligns with acquisition reforms advanced under both the Biden and Trump administrations.
He also pushed decisions lower, giving commanders direct authority. “Don’t turn it into a process that takes time and delays people getting the capability they need.”
AI Adoption Moves Fast
The Army’s AI adoption unfolded faster than initially expected, Garciga said, leaving workers struggling to keep pace. “Probably the biggest demand signal …
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