← Back to PeopleSPPolicySean ParnellPentagon Spokesperson at U.S. Department of DefenseLinkedInSean Parnell is a New York Times bestselling author who has partnered with various United States Department of Defense offices.1Mentions1Articles1OutletsCompanies CoveredAI Now Institute1Anthropic1Department of Defense1Google1Harvard Kennedy School1Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology1OpenAI1The Intercept1xAI1ArticlesMost recent firstMentioned InReferenced in coverageFOIA files expose the Pentagon's military-wide plans for four $200M AI-lab contractsThe InterceptnegativeSep 9, 2026“Pentagon official stating military must equip warfighters with 21st-century technology.”