Every Soldier a Software Builder: Governing the Army’s New Digital Workforce
March 30, 2026
War on the Rocks
Over the past decade, the Department of Defense has tested internal software development through efforts like the Air Force’s Kessel Run, the Army Software Factory, and the Marine Corps Software Factory. Those efforts showed that military personnel can build useful software when given the right tools and infrastructure.In its push to make better use of data, the Army fielded powerful digital platforms as a service across the force, such as Palantir’s Army Vantage and the Department of Defense’s GenAI.mil.
These programs were meant to improve analysis and decision-making. But they also did something else: They gave soldiers built-in tools to The post Every Soldier a Software Builder: Governing the Army’s New Digital Workforce appeared first on War on the Rocks.
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