A bill to require a Defense Science Board study on optimal organizational structure for digital solutions.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (31 Jul 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
What this bill does
S. 2600 would direct the Secretary of Defense to have the Defense Science Board conduct a study examining how the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the military departments should be organized to support "digital solutions engineering," a term covering artificial intelligence systems, software applications, data engineering, and related digital technologies. The study would assess current organizational structures and software delivery organizations, evaluate options such as creating a new defense agency, folding functions into an existing one, consolidating within current staff offices, or hybrid approaches, and develop recommendations covering costs, workforce and acquisition authorities, governance (including AI model management), and a detailed transition plan for implementing whichever structure is chosen.
The bill primarily affects the Department of Defense's internal organization, particularly offices and personnel involved in software and digital technology development across the military services and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. It does not change public programs or impose requirements on individuals or businesses outside the Department; its effects would be felt mainly in how DOD structures its digital engineering workforce and programs going forward.
The Defense Science Board would be required to deliver its final report to the Secretary of Defense by February 1, 2027, and the Secretary would then have 30 days to forward it, with any comments, to the congressional defense committees. The bill was introduced by Senator Mike Rounds on July 31, 2025, and referred to the Senate Committee on Armed Services, where it currently awaits further action such as committee consideration or a vote before it could advance.
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Timeline
31 Jul 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Common questions
- What does S. 2600 do?
- S. 2600 would direct the Secretary of Defense to have the Defense Science Board conduct a study examining how the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the military departments should be organized to support "digital solutions engineering," a term covering artificial intelligence systems, software applications, data engineering, and related digital technologies. The study would assess current organizational structures and software delivery organizations, evaluate options such as creating a new defense agency, folding functions into an existing one, consolidating within current staff offices, or hybrid approaches, and develop recommendations covering costs, workforce and acquisition authorities, governance (including AI model management), and a detailed transition plan for implementing whichever structure is chosen. The bill primarily affects the Department of Defense's internal organization, particularly offices and personnel involved in software and digital technology development across the military services and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. It does not change public programs or impose requirements on individuals or businesses outside the Department; its effects would be felt mainly in how DOD structures its digital engineering workforce and programs going forward. The Defense Science Board would be required to deliver its final report to the Secretary of Defense by February 1, 2027, and the Secretary would then have 30 days to forward it, with any comments, to the congressional defense committees. The bill was introduced by Senator Mike Rounds on July 31, 2025, and referred to the Senate Committee on Armed Services, where it currently awaits further action such as committee consideration or a vote before it could advance.
- Has S. 2600 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2600. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2600?
- S. 2600 was sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2600?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (31 Jul 2025).
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