New Tech Hires Amid Tensions With AI Community And Iran
The Department of Defense has announced two new tech hires, naming Gavin Kliger as chief data officer and James ‘Aaron’ Bishop as deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity. Kliger, a former DoD DOGE team member, aims to integrate private sector innovation with the DoD’s operational expertise to deliver advanced AI capabilities to warfighters. Bishop, previously the CISO of the Department of the Air Force, takes over for Dave McKeown, who is departing after over 40 years. The hires come at a tense time for the Pentagon, with recent public disputes with AI companies and rising cybersecurity concerns amid conflict with Iran. The appointments were first reported by Breaking Defense.