Transforming Air Force | AUSA Annual Meeting | USDA Advances AI Adoption

Major General Alice Treviño, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting at the Air Force, outlines how the service is transforming its contracting strategies to adapt to modern challenges, focusing on critical thinking, communication, and simplifying processes for faster, more efficient decision-making. General Robert Brown Ret., President and CEO of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), highlights the significance of collaboration between military leaders, industry experts, and academia at the AUSA annual meeting to tackle global challenges, with a focus on emerging threats from China and Russia. Christopher Alvares, Chief AI Officer at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), discusses how AI hackathons and tools like generative AI are revolutionizing agriculture, making data management more efficient and empowering non-technical staff with advanced technology.