Small discussion on the original source (40 points, 6 hours ago, 7 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43696163

> A Pentagon spokesperson told Politico the office’s functions would be absorbed by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAIO), the broader department it falls under.

Yeah, that's great and all, but you lost the people who can do the function. Now all you have is a department that is "over" that. But being able to competently do the function matters more than just having a spot for it on the bureaucratic org chart.