> A Pentagon spokesperson told Politico the office’s functions would be absorbed by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAIO), the broader department it falls under.<p>Yeah, that's great and all, but you lost the people who can <i>do</i> the function. Now all you have is a department that is "over" that. But being able to competently do the function matters more than just having a spot for it on the bureaucratic org chart.