repeatable
Methods you can run without us
We favor workflows your team can learn, document, and reuse. Good tradecraft should be practical, adaptable, and easy to apply.
about drs
Tradecraft that works outside the classroom.
Digital Recon Solutions provides practical open-source education, research, and support for organizations that need to find, understand, and use publicly available information effectively.
who is behind drs
Practitioner-led.
Drew is the founder of Digital Recon Solutions and an open-source intelligence practitioner with more than ten years of experience. That experience spans analytic and instructional roles in support of special operations OSINT missions, and training delivered to military, law enforcement, and civilian audiences internationally.
DRS exists because tools change faster than good method does. We teach and apply approaches that hold up: documented sources, verified findings, and reporting a decision-maker can act on.
- experience
- 10+ years in open-source intelligence
- roles
- Analytic and instructional roles
- supported
- Special operations OSINT missions
- trained
- Military, law enforcement, and civilian audiences, internationally
principles
How we work.
defensible
Findings traced to sources
Every conclusion links back to documented sources, with confidence levels and gaps stated plainly.
responsible
Technology used with care
Lawful, ethical collection and clear boundaries, including when and how to use emerging tools such as AI.
engagement
Built around the problem you actually need to solve.
From instructor-led training and custom course development to research support, scenario design, and analytical assistance, we scope each engagement around your requirement.