Jump-starting Innovation: DARPA’s Grand Challenges
When Congress released its 515-page Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2001, a few lines about 40 pages into the …
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Interview: Secretary Chuck Hagel
Chuck Hagel served as the 24th Secretary of Defense from February 2013 to February 2015. During his tenure, he directed …
A DARPA Perspective on the Development of the Internet
The history of the internet is inextricably connected with DARPA and the development of new networking and information-sharing technologies. From …
DARPA’s Enterprise Disruption
“… the first guy through the wall – he always gets bloody. Always. It’s the threat of not just the …
Interview: Secretary Leon Panetta
A Monterey native and Santa Clara University School of Law graduate, Secretary Leon Panetta began his long and distinguished public …
The Evolution of Defense Technology: DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office
The power and challenge of biology as the basis of technology reside in its adaptability and resilience, and from those …
Semiconductor Safari: Exotic Materials Beyond Silicon
At this moment, the semiconductor industry is justifiably focused on the impending inflection in Moore’s Law, the famous technology projection …
Tomorrow’s Technology Tested By Warfighters
When supercars are produced they aren’t introduced to the racing circuit right away. Designing high-performance equipment requires careful testing and …
Coast Guard Rescues Four After Boat Catches Fire
The Coast Guard rescued four people from a life raft after a commercial fishing vessel caught fire about 16 miles …
The Stuff of National Security
About a decade ago, when DARPA Program Manager Dr. Jan Vandenbrande was a technical fellow and senior manager of the …