New DARPA Program Seeks to Address Network Interface Tech Gaps
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks industry help for an effort to address a network processing bottleneck that hinders the data performance of distributed applications.
View ArticleDARPA Announces Winner of Spectrum Collaboration Challenge
Students, scholars and professors at the University of Florida have won a radio frequency-focused contest hosted by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. DARPA said Thursday it held the...
View ArticleOfficials Discuss DARPA, CISA Initiatives to Address Disinformation Campaigns
Officials from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency shared details of their efforts to address deepfakes...
View ArticleSen. Chuck Schumer Eyes NSF Component for AI, Emerging Tech Efforts
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., plans to establish a unit under the National Science Foundation that will focus on collaborations with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Defense News reported...
View ArticleRaytheon Developing Microscopic Bomb Detector Through DARPA Contract; Allison...
Raytheon is partnering with Worcester Polytechnic Institute to develop a new method for detecting buried explosives using synthetic biology science through a contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced...
View ArticleDARPA to Host Urban Circuit of Subterranean Challenge Event
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is slated to hold a competition that will task the participants to field autonomous ground and aerial systems that can map and validate artifacts within...
View ArticlePerspecta Labs Receives $6.6M Prime Position on DARPA Contract; Petros...
Perspecta announced on Thursday that its innovative applied research arm, Perspecta Labs, has been awarded a prime spot on a potential 54-month, $6.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research...
View ArticleDARPA Pursues New Genetics Research Program to Improve Military Health
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to invest in biotechnology research that applies genetic engineering to health monitoring. DARPA said Friday its Detect It with Gene Editing...
View ArticleWhite House Issues Progress Report on Federal Investments to Push AI R&D Work
The White House National Science and Technology Council released its 2016–2019 progress report on the advancement of research-and-development work on artificial intelligence. The report documents the...
View ArticleDARPA Introduces Optical Microsystems Dev’t Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has unveiled an effort that will help address challenges in the development of optical microsystems.
View ArticleGAO Reports Rise in Pentagon’s Use of OTAs for Prototype Programs
The Government Accountability Office found a significant increase in the use of other transaction agreements by the Department of Defense for prototype projects from fiscal year 2016 to FY 2018.
View ArticleDARPA Explores Biological Performance in Ongoing Research Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working to access the maximum performance of military servicemen's biological systems under a program announced in January. DARPA said Friday its...
View ArticleAir Force, Strategic Capabilities Office Aim to Develop Cyber Planning Tool...
The U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office have decided to continue the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s work on a program to provide cyber personnel...
View ArticleSteven Walker Steps Down as DARPA Director
Steven Walker, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and a 2019 Wash100 winner, has resigned from his post in a move that will take effect on Jan. 10, Defense News reported Tuesday....
View ArticleJason Gomez to Lead NUWC Newport’s Chief Technology Office
Jason Gomez, a chief scientist at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, has been appointed to serve as the division's chief technology officer. He will work to form partnerships with...
View Article17 Teams Qualify to Compete in DARPA Subterranean Challenge’s Urban Event
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected 17 teams to participate in the second scored event of a challenge that seeks to reduce potential safety risks that may occur in an underground...
View ArticleRaytheon Awarded $6M CAML Contract by DARPA for Machine Learning; Ilana...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a $6 million contract for the Competency Aware Machine Learning (CAML) program to Raytheon, the company announced on Monday.
View ArticleDoD IG to Evaluate Foreign Influence on Pentagon’s R&D Programs
The Department of Defense’s office of inspector general announced plans to kick off a review in January to determine whether the office of the defense undersecretary for research and engineering tracks...
View ArticleDARPA Launches Program to Address RF Signal Interference
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced an effort to boost the defenses of wideband radio frequency receivers against interference. The Wideband Adaptive RF Protection and or WARP...
View ArticleDARPA Seeks to Use Atmosphere as Geolocation Sensor
The Defense Advanced Projects Agency is pursuing an effort to study the atmosphere's feasibility for use as a geolocation sensor. DARPA said Thursday its Atmosphere as a Sensor or AtmoSense program...
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