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  • Exclusive: Darpa Director Bolts Pentagon for Google | Danger Room | Wired.com
    http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/dugan-darpa-google

    Darpa director Regina Dugan will soon be stepping down from her position atop the Pentagon’s premiere research shop to take a job with Google. Dugan, whose controversial tenure at the agency lasted just under three years, was “offered and accepted at senior executive position” with the internet giant, according to Darpa spokesman Eric Mazzacone. She felt she couldn’t say no to such an “innovative company,” he adds.

    via @bodyspacesoc #normal

    • The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is also actively investigating hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of contracts that Darpa gave out to RedX Defense — a bomb-detection firm that Dugan co-founded, and still partially owns.The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is also actively investigating hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of contracts that Darpa gave out to RedX Defense — a bomb-detection firm that Dugan co-founded, and still partially owns.

      Ceci, poursuit l’article, n’a bien sûr rien à voir avec sa mutation.

    • Tiens, Regina Dugan est arrivée chez Facebook !

      Post de Mark Z. du 13 avril 2016
      https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10102777875412201

      I’m excited to announce that we’ve started a new group at Facebook called Building 8 focused on building new hardware products to advance our mission of connecting the world.
      This team will be led by Regina Dugan, who most recently led the Advanced Technology and Projects group at Google, and before that was the Director of DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - DARPA).

      I’m excited to have Regina apply DARPA-style breakthrough development at the intersection of science and products to our mission. This method is characterized by aggressive, fixed timelines, extensive use of partnerships with universities, small and large businesses, and clear objectives for shipping products at scale.

      We’ll be investing hundreds of people and hundreds of millions of dollars into this effort over the next few years. I’m excited to see breakthroughs on our 10 year roadmap in augmented and virtual reality, artificial intelligence, connectivity and other important areas.

      Welcome to Facebook, Regina!

      #silicon_army