We deliver better services to the warfighter through design & technology.
Defense Digital Service (DDS) is part of the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), working to tackle the department’s highest-priority digital challenges.
Join The TeamDDS has been an invaluable partner in providing counter unmanned aerial system (cUAS) capabilities that reduce risk to the warfighter while allowing the community to keep pace with the threat. DDS solutions are vital to ensuring protection from adversary UAS operations that threaten DoD assets in the US, and around the world.
- cUAS Branch Head, Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)
Our Values
Show, Don't Tell
We rapidly demonstrate and deliver capabilities.
Go Where the Work Is
We show up and experience the problem first hand to understand the users' challenges.
Make a Difference
We leverage our technical expertise to improve the lives of service members and civilians.
Be Brave and
Speak The Truth
We tell the truth about systems, capabilities, and processes — even if it's hard to hear.
Design With Users
We elevate unheard voices and align our work to user needs.
Our Story
Originally founded in November 2015 by the late 25th U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, DDS brings best practices and technologies from the private sector and pairs them with the critical mission of the Department of Defense. DDS brings in America’s best and most innovative talent in their fields to transform the DoD.
Recent News
PODCAST: CDAO Glenn Parham and Drew Brooks break down AI and DoD
From the DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, Glenn Parham, a Software Engineer and Data Scientist, and Andrew 'Drew' Brooks, Lead Scientist for Responsible AI tools, join us on this ...
New DDS bug bounty to include rapid response capability
The Defense Digital Service is partnering with Bugcrowd on a continuous bug bounty with a rapid response capability.
Pentagon put microgrid technology to the test at DEF CON, drawing on hackers’ ingenuity
The collaboration unfolded at the cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas where more than 1,700 attendees attempted to outsmart DOD technology.