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‘Digital employees’ are coming to the Defense Logistics Agency

Nextgov/FCW · September 11, 2026 · US Federal · AI Governance

Nearly 200 agentic-AI bots are already running autonomously as the combat support agency pushes ahead with AI-powered tools, CIO says.

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