Defense Digital Service Archives

DDS 2.0: The Pentagon digital team’s journey from startup to full-fledged firefighter

The DDS of today is not the one it was when it started in 2015. Its current leaders explore the evolution of the team in recent years.

Mar 19, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

At DEF CON’s aviation village, the military is interested in more than just the hacks

The Defense Digital Service's newly minted chief, Brett Goldstein, tells CyberScoop his team intends to use the DEFCON aviation village as a way to attract recruits to…

Aug 9, 2019 By Shannon Vavra

Aerial view of US Department of Defense and Pentagon City decided to be headquartered by Amazon.

Looking for more civilian tech talent, Pentagon hires five recruiting companies

The Pentagon has established a program with five civilian workforce recruiters that it hopes will help it hire more tech talent from the private sector, the Defense Digital…

May 22, 2019 By Shannon Vavra

An Airman types on his computer during the Cybersecurity Foundry Course at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 9, 2018. Course instructors taught 100 cyberspace students various cybersecurity functions, processes, procedures and data analysis skills to further their ability to secure the Air Force Network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariette Adams)

The Pentagon wants to bring on a recruiter to hire tech talent

The Department of Defense readily acknowledges that it isn’t the greatest at attracting top civilian tech talent — and it’s definitely not as good as the private sector is.…

Feb 6, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

Typing on laptop close-up. Meeting report in progress. Film effect, blurry background

Can collaboration tools like Slack, HipChat and G Suite help fix government? USDS is betting on it

Some members of the U.S. Digital Service have a bold hypothesis about government work: By using modern collaboration tools — applications like Slack, Skype, HipChat, Google Suite and…

Oct 15, 2018 By Billy Mitchell