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Pentagon Cuts DTIC Staff by 80% to Enable AI Overhaul

Emil Michael has mandated a major workforce downsizing to streamline the repository’s mission with an AI-first modernization set to be in place by August 25.

Photo of the US Pentagon, the Washington headquarters of US Department of Defense. Credit: Shutterstock/Ivan Cholakov.
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Overview

  • Undersecretary Emil Michael’s August 4 memo requires the Defense Technical Information Center to shrink its civilian workforce from 193 to 40 by August 25.
  • Acting Administrator Silvana Rubino-Hallman will oversee the staff reduction and conduct a zero-based core mission review that may trigger stop-work orders for nonessential contractors.
  • The reorganization is designed to eliminate duplicative roles and refocus DTIC on its statutory duty as the central library for Department of Defense R&D data.
  • An AI-first digital transformation will replace legacy systems with advanced analytics and automated data-sharing tools to accelerate research insights.
  • The efficiency drive is projected to save $25 million annually, with proceeds redirected toward defense procurement and strategic research investments.