Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) Introduce Legislation to Establish the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer’s Governing Council

October 3, 2023

United StatesU.S. Congress

Summary

On October 3, 2023, Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced a bill to establish the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer’s (CDAIO) Governing Council, which would be tasked with providing oversight of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) AI priorities (S. 3004). Both Sens. Manchin and Rounds expressed interest in getting this bill included in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

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