Elite Pentagon Tech Unit Resigns En Masse After Clashing with Doge
a year ago
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- The Defense Digital Service (DDS), the Pentagon's elite tech unit, is collapsing as nearly all staff resign due to clashes with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
- DDS director Jennifer Hay and 11 staffers are leaving, with Hay stating they felt sidelined by DOGE despite expecting to contribute to modernization efforts.
- DOGE's approach has been criticized as destructive, with former officials claiming it lacks genuine efficiency or AI integration, instead dismantling key programs.
- Critical initiatives like improving tech talent pipelines and countering enemy drones will be abandoned due to the resignations.
- Other digital modernization programs, such as the General Services Administration’s 18F, have also been shut down abruptly by DOGE.
- The Pentagon stated DDS functions will be absorbed by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAIO).