Pentagon Names Gavin Kliger Chief Data Officer

The Pentagon on March 7, 2026 named computer scientist Gavin Kliger as Chief Data Officer, assigning him to lead day-to-day alignment and execution of the department's AI projects and liaise with frontier AI labs to support the warfighter. Kliger reposted content from figures such as Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate between October 2024 and January 2025, raising reputational concerns. The appointment follows a public dispute with Anthropic and a pivot toward OpenAI.