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Stefanie Tompkins Appointed 23rd DARPA Director

March 16th, 2021 / in Announcements, CCC, CRA, policy, research horizons, Research News, Security / by Helen Wright

The Biden administration today appointed Stefanie Tompkins to run the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as its 23rd Director. DARPA is a $3.5 billion a year research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense, whose mission is to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security.

From the press release: 

“With nearly eleven years of DARPA service under her belt, Tompkins, a former military intelligence officer in the U.S. Army, has an exceptional understanding of the agency’s culture. From 2007 through 2017, she held multiple positions, including program manager and deputy director of the Strategic Technology Office, a systems-oriented technical office; DARPA chief of staff; and director of the Defense Sciences Office, a highly exploratory office that identifies and accelerates new technologies. In 2017 and into the beginning of 2018, she served as the acting deputy director of the agency.”

Historically, DARPA has been critically important to the development of computing technologies, including the Internet, and the agency remains a significant player in the computing research landscape, requesting $334 million in the area for FY 2021. 

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Stefanie Tompkins Appointed 23rd DARPA Director

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