Tech Executives Commissioned as Senior Army Officers Won't Recuse Themselves from DoD Business Dealings
Four big tech executives the Army directly commissioned to be lieutenant colonels, with no military background, will not recuse themselves from business dealings with the Department of Defense – as the Pentagon, particularly the Army, cozies up to Silicon Valley.
Earlier this month, the Army announced Detachment 201, the name being a reference to HTTP code, for the newly commissioned executives ofPalantir, Meta and OpenAI.The new formation is set to recruit tech executives to work on major Army challenges, but the service has not articulated exactly what those individuals would do – instead focusing on recruiting talent and creating jobs around them.
Stolen Valour.
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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy A. George administers the Oath of Office to four new U.S. Army Lt. Cols. during a Detachment 201: The Army’s Executive Innovation Corps (EIC) commissioning ceremony in Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., June 13, 2025.