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New AI Committee Formed to Guide Defense Strategy

12/11/2025

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Lawmakers proposed a fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provision to create an Artificial Intelligence Futures Steering Committee within the U.S. Department of Defense.
The committee will be co-chaired by the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
It will include senior officials from multiple services, evaluate AI systems, analyze technologies, develop governance strategies, and report to Congress by January 31, 2027.

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Lawmakers proposed a fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provision to create an Artificial Intelligence Futures Steering Committee within the U.S. Department of Defense.
The committee will be co-chaired by the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
It will include senior officials from multiple services, evaluate AI systems, analyze technologies, develop governance strategies, and report to Congress by January 31, 2027.