Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Archives

MAR 15, 2022 — National Science Foundation Chief Information Officer Dorothy Aronson speaks at ITModTalks, hosted by FedScoop, in Washington, D.C.

National Science Foundation looking at use cases for ChatGPT

The foundation's Chief Information Officer says her agency is building a set of use cases to inform new guardrails for the technology.

Mar 15, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

President Joe Biden greets panel participants before speaking about the new health research agency, ARPA-H, during an event at the White House complex March 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. Pictured (L-R) are Dr. Dustin Tyler, Haptix researcher at Case Western University; Dr. Alondra Nelson, Acting Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; and Dr. Francis Collins, Science Advisor to the President. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Kevin Duvall joins ARPA-H in dual-hatted IT leadership role

He will serve as as acting chief information officer and acting chief technology officer at the agency.

Jan 23, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

White House, Executive Office Building — The White House and Eisenhower Executive Office Building in October 2021. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

White House proposes biotech specialist as inaugural ARPA-H director

Renee Wegrzyn will be tasked with shaping ARPA-H‘s research portfolio to develop biomedical innovations preventing, detecting and treating diseases including cancer.

Sep 12, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 20: Director of DARPA, Arati Prabhakar, (L) and coanchor of CNBCs Squawk Alley, Jon Fortt, speak onstage at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 20, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)

Lawmakers urge incoming White House science chief to streamline agencies’ tech priorities

Senators at Arati Prabhakar's nomination hearing call on the policy leader to consolidate conflicting high-priority emerging tech programs at defense and civilian agencies.

Jul 21, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

YANGJU, SOUTH KOREA – MARCH 05: U.S. soldiers from 2nd Infantry Division take part in a joint MEDEVAC field training exercise with South Korean soldiers on March 5, 2008 in Yangju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

DARPA launching research project to revolutionize brain injury diagnosis on the battlefield

Naval medical officer Jean-Paul Chretien tells FedScoop how new technology could revolutionize the way traumatic brain injuries are treated in the field.

Jul 19, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

White House nominates Arati Prabhakar for OSTP director role

If confirmed, she would be the first woman, immigrant and person of color confirmed to the position.

Jun 21, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

A pair of airmen inspect a crack on the runway to determine its severity at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 19, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alystria Maurer/Released)

DARPA to develop bio-inspired tech to ‘self-heal’ Pentagon’s deteriorating concrete structures

Officials involved were inspired by vascular systems that support repair in multicellular organisms and ecosystems.

Jun 6, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

An artist’s rendering of networked, collaborative and autonomous weapons, with each communicating with the others. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Chris Quinlan)

Air Force positions autonomous drones, networked weapon systems as top priorities

The Air Force is asking Congress for more than $100 million in additional R&D funding for autonomous drones and networked weapon systems.

Apr 12, 2022 By Jon Harper

Recent hypersonic missile test set scramjet endurance record, DARPA chief says

DARPA has completed a flight test of a Lockheed Martin variant of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept.

Apr 6, 2022 By Jon Harper

An engineer performs field repairs on a small camera drone used for data collection as part of the Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) Program. (DoD photo)

Drone swarms with 1,000 unmanned aircraft could be possible within 5 years, DARPA leader says

DARPA has conducted at least six field experiments at various locations as part of its Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program.

Apr 5, 2022 By Jon Harper