Brett Goldstein Archives

Brett Goldstein, director of Defense Digital Service, talks to Alexander Romero, digital services expert, at the Defense Digital Service office in the Pentagon, May 15, 2019. (Marine Corps Sgt. David Staten)

Brett Goldstein to step down as Defense Digital Service director in June

Brett Goldstein is stepping down as director of DDS after two years of growing the team and working to make it more sustainable.

May 10, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

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

soldiers, training — The Mortar Platoon of Hostile Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade establishes a mortar firing point and conducts a Life Fire Exercise as a part of Operation SkySoldier16 in the Chinchilla training area, Spain, March 4, 2016. (DOD / Elena Baladelli)

DDS launches biometric app to identify friends, foes on battlefield

DDS says the app is an "upgrade" of current biometric technology used on the battlefield today. And, of course, its name is a reference to Star Wars…

Jul 24, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

drones, uas, airport, counter-drone, aviation, aircraft — (Getty Images)

Defense Digital Service grows its counter-UAS portfolio, opens DDS West

It's part of director Brett Goldstein's desire to push the group to do more applied work in critical areas.

Feb 12, 2020 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

Brett Goldstein, Neil Degrasse Tyson and Mike Brown receive a brief from an Airman at an MQ-9 Reaper display at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 12, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Haley Stevens)

Let’s Talk About IT Ep. 9 — What’s new at the Defense Digital Service?

DDS Director Brett Goldstein gives FedScoop an inside look at his plans to grow the impact of the digital services team in 2020.

Jan 8, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

The Defense Department issued a custom “challenge coin” for one of the Hack the Pentagon pilot programs in 2016. (Defense Digital Service / Twitter)

DDS is interested in more than just the hacks at DEF CON’s aviation ‘village’

The head of the Defense Digital Service sees opportunities to bolster the military's cybersecurity workforce at the annual hacker conference in Las Vegas.

Aug 9, 2019 By Shannon Vavra