DARPA Director Bolts Pentagon for Google

Darpa director Regina Dugan will soon be step down from her location atop the Pentagon ’s premier inquiry shop to take a chore with Google . Dugan , whose controversial tenure at the representation last just under three year , was “ offer and have at senior executive position ” with the net giant , according to Darpa spokesman Eric Mazzacone . She feel she could n’t say no to such an “ groundbreaking company , ” he add .

Dugan ’s emphasis on cybersecurity and next - generation manufacturing earned her strong support from the White House , winning her kudos from the President andmaintaining the agency ’s budgeteven during a period of proportional austerity at the Pentagon . Her energy into crowdsourcing and outreach to the hacker community were oculus - openers in the often - closed world of armed services R&D. Dugan also acquire over some military commanders bydiverting some of her inquiry cash from long - term task to immediate , battlefield concerns .

“ Regina Dugan ’s leaders at Darpa has been sinful and she will be miss throughout the Department . We are all very thankful for the many donation she has made in advancing the technologies that our war fighters depend on . She leaves for an exciting raw opportunity and we wish well her every success , ” Frank Kendall , playing Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition , Technology and Logistics , says in a financial statement .

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Yet Dugan was a highly polarizing figure within her government agency , and in the larger defense research biotic community . The Pentagon ’s inspector general isactively investigatinghundreds of thousands of dollars ’ worth of contracts that Darpa give out to RedX Defense – a house that Dugan co - founded , and still part have . A separate audited account is probe every other research contract Darpa has sign during Dugan ’s tenure , to “ determine the adequacy of Darpa ’s selection , prize , and administration of contract and Ulysses S. Grant , ” agree to a military memoranda .

The Inspector General ’s work had “ no impact ” on Dugan ’s conclusion , allot to her spokesman , Mazzacone . “ The only reason ” she decided to leave the Pentagon was the temptingness of working at Google .

Dugan is expected to depart “ sometime in the next few week , ” he adds in an e-mail . Darpa deputy sheriff manager Kaigham “ Ken ” Gabriel , who has overseen the bureau ’s sidereal day - to - day mental process since mid-2009 , will service as the acting Darpa top dog . He ’ll certainly be a substantial rival for the lasting position , as will Lisa Porter , the drumhead of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity – Darpa ’s counterpart in the intelligence community .

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