The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has reorganized its Special Operations Forces for acquisition, technology and logistics to create a new program executive office for software and digital services, C4ISRnet reported Saturday.
The PEO for SOF Digital Applications, formally launched on June 1, will serve as a one-stop shop for software-defined capabilities and artificial intelligence applications. Work under the PEO will take place at the SOF’s original location in Tampa, Fla., as well as satellite locations in Virginia, according to the report.
Col. Paul Weizer, head of PEO SDA, told the publication that he expects the new PEO to achieve initial operating capability within 60 to 90 days. He also said that he seeks to work with nontraditional contractors who have been “successful in software and really wants to help out the SOF community.”
Programs that fall under PEO SDA encompass applications such as special operations mission planning and execution, SOF digital ecosystem capabilities and the SOF Distributed Common Ground System.
