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2022
How DDS is supporting DOD developing technologies; Rethinking DOD budget allocation
June 1 • The Defense Scoop Podcast
Pentagon announces new leadership for chief digital, AI office
June 1 • FedScoop
Digitizing the World’s Oldest Tissue Repository
February 10 • Digital Pathology Today Podcast
How the Pentagon enlisted ethical hackers amid the Log4j crisis
January 11 • The Record
2021
Defense Digital Service Acting Director Katie Olson on drones, DEF CON and Hacking the Pentagon
November 20 • Synack We’re In! Podcast
Let’s Talk About IT Ep. 22 — The Federal Push to Modernize Cybersecurity
November 10 • FedScoop
Defense Digital Service looks to ‘SITH’ to stop insider threats before they happen
October 19 • FedScoop
DDS to transfer counter-drone capabilities to Air Force
September 10 • FedScoop
April 21 • DDS YouTube
DOD is Digitizing the World’s Largest Pathological Sample Repository
March 22 • Government CIO
DDS 2.0: The Pentagon Digital Team’s Journey from Startup Full-fledged Firefighter
March 19 • FedScoop
Future-Proofing IT: GSA, Defense Leaders Discuss Tools, Processes for Mission Resiliency
March 10 • MeriTalk
Building a Bug Bounty Program for the Pentagon
March 9 • The Stack Overflow Podcast
The Pentagon had an email security problem. The pandemic fixed it.
March 9 • POLITICO
Federal 100 Award, Federal Computer Week
March 5th • Federal Computer Week
Virtual Onboarding Kept New Employees Moving into Defense Agencies, DHS
February 19 • FedTech
After Months of Remote Work, Agencies Begin Planning Ways to Bring Back Employees
February 17 • FedTech
2020
Zero Trust Gains a Foothold Among Military Branches
Nov 11, 2020 • FedTech Magazine
'Swat Team of Nerds' Tackles Tough Tech Challenges
Oct 21, 2020 • DoD News
Establishing zero-trust cybersecurity comes with challenges for Pentagon IT leadership
Oct 12, 2020 • C4ISRNET
Digital Planet: Mapping Covid-19 to your phone
Sep 29, 2020 • BBC Sounds
The Defense Digital Service played a novel role in securing the Navy’s COVID-19 relief missions
Sep 17, 2020 • FedScoop
Defense Innovation Board: The Pentagon should hire remote workers who can handle classified info
Sep 15, 2020 • VentureBeat
How the government is keeping hackers from disrupting coronavirus vaccine research
Sep 08, 2020 • CyberScoop
'Software Is Still Hard': Maximizing Security While Shifting to the Cloud
Aug 27, 2020 • GovernmentCIO
The Battle For Mon Cala: Getting The Military To Deliver Its Own Tech Solutions
Aug 20, 2020 • War on the Rocks
DEF CON Hackers Compete to Hijack a Satellite in Orbit
Aug 10, 2020 • Freethink
DEF CON’s aerospace village looks to satellite hacking to improve security in space
Aug 06, 2020 • CyberScoop
The Feds Want These Teams to Hack a Satellite—From Home
Aug 06, 2020 • WIRED
DOD needs some help digitizing a massive collection of respiratory disease samples
Aug 04, 2020 • FedScoop
DDS launches biometric app to identify friends, foes on battlefield
Jul 24, 2020 • FedScoop
How the Pentagon's Digital SWAT Team Cracked Government's Hiring Code
Jul 13, 2020 • GovLoop
3 Ways to Hire More Tech Talent
Jun 17, 2020 • Nextgov
The Cybersecurity 202: DARPA wants hackers to try to crack its new generation of super-secure hardware
Jun 08, 2020 • Washington Post
The Air Force wants you to hack its satellite in orbit. Yes, really.
Apr 22, 2020 • TechCrunch
Defense Digital Service Builds Counter-Drone SWAT Team, ASAP
Feb 20, 2020 • Breaking Defense
Defense Digital Service grows its counter-UAS portfolio, opens DDS West
Feb 12, 2020 • FedScoop
Defense Digital Service is Taking Over a Drone and Counter-Drone Development Team
Feb 12, 2020 • NextGov
‘Hack the Army’ Effort Finds More Than 145 Security Vulnerabilities
Jan 17, 2020 • MeriTalk
Hackers earn $275,000 in ‘bug bounties’ after finding security flaws on Army websites
Jan 17, 2020 • Stars and Stripes
Hack the Army 2.0 brings 146 new security vulnerabilities to light
Jan 15, 2020 • FedScoop
Let’s Talk About IT Ep. 9 — What’s new at the Defense Digital Service?
Jan 08, 2020 • FedScoop
2019
Why the U.S. government needs you to hack it
Dec 17, 2019 • Fast Company
Defense Digital Service Seeks Platform that Could Automate Hiring Process
Dec 10, 2019 • NextGov
Pentagon 'Start-up' Opens Its First Satellite Office
Dec 06, 2019 • Government Executive
How the Defense Digital Service revamped Army cyber training
Nov 29, 2019 • Fifth Domain
‘Tatooine,’ remote site for defense cyber experts opens in Augusta
Nov 20, 2019 • The Augusta Chronicle
The Best Jobs Are in Government. No, Really
Oct 24, 2019 • WIRED
Cyber Command’s bug bounty program uncovers more than 30 vulnerabilities
Oct 15, 2019 • CyberScoop
DoD Pays Out $33K To Proxy Bug Bounty Winners
Oct 14, 2019 • MeriTalk
Second ‘Hack the Army’ Bug Bounty Challenge Underway
Oct 10, 2019 • MeriTalk
U.S. Army brings back bug bounty for round two
Oct 10, 2019 • FedScoop
Who Wants to Hack the Army Again?
Oct 10, 2019 • NextGov
Pentagon’s Former Top Hacker Wants His Startup to Inject Some Silicon Valley into the Defense Industry
Sep 13, 2019 • Defense One
DDS Chief of Staff Says Digital Transformation is “Designing With, Not For” End Users
Sep 11, 2019 • MeriTalk
Inside Defense Digital Service’s User-Centered Approach
Sep 11, 2019 • NextGov
Chicago vets lead a 'geek squad' for the Pentagon
Sep 03, 2019 • Crain's Chicago Business
How one teenager took out a secure Pentagon file sharing site
Aug 29, 2019 • Fifth Domain
Hackers Find Serious Vulnerabilities in an F-15 Fighter Jet System
Aug 16, 2019 • Military.com
Hackers just found serious vulnerabilities in F-15 fighter jet
Aug 14, 2019 • Stars and Stripes
Air Force cloud had 54 vulnerabilities before hackers found them
Aug 13, 2019 • Federal News Network
At DEF CON’s aviation village, the military is interested in more than just the hacks
Aug 09, 2019 • CyberScoop
USAF pays out $123K in 3-month bug bounty contest
Aug 08, 2019 • Federal Computer Week
Defense Digital Service team visits Academy to observe security clearance processes
Jul 17, 2019 • U.S. Air Force Academy
Rebel with a cause
Jun 05, 2019 • C4ISRNET
Defense Digital Service Delivers Mission-Aligned Tech for DOD
May 29, 2019 • Department of Defense
Defense Digital Service Awards ‘Civilian Hiring as a Service’ Contract
May 22, 2019 • NextGov
Looking for more civilian tech talent, Pentagon hires five recruiting companies
May 22, 2019 • FedScoop
No Regrets On JEDI Cloud: DDS Chief Chris Lynch
May 01, 2019 • Breaking Defense
‘I wouldn’t have changed a single thing.’ DDS head reflects on the JEDI wars
Apr 30, 2019 • Federal Times
Brett Goldstein Named Defense Digital Service Director
Apr 24, 2019 • Executive Gov
Defense Digital Service chief stepping down after 'nerd tour of duty'
Apr 23, 2019 • POLITICO
Pentagon Digital Team Launches Bid to Fix Clearance Backlog
Mar 15, 2019 • Bloomberg Government
2018
Defense Digital Service, Army Open New Cyber Training Center Dubbed Tatooine
Oct 25, 2018 • NextGov
The Pentagon Is Building a Dream Team of Tech-Savvy Soldiers
Jul 02, 2018 • WIRED
The Pentagon’s ‘nerds’ take on the cloud
Mar 05, 2018 • POLITICO Morning Cybersecurity
2017
The Pentagon Opened Up to Hackers—And Fixed Thousands of BugsNov 10, 2017 • WIRED
Meet the Nerds Coding Their Way Through the Afghanistan War
May 27, 2017 • WIRED
2016
Here’s how the Defense Digital Service is trying to support veterans’ medical records
Nov 30, 2016 • FedScoop
Department of Defense officially launches ‘Hack the Pentagon’ program
Apr 01, 2016 • Digital Trends
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