The head of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the same agency that birthed the Internet, is leaving to take a job at Google, Wired: Danger Room first reported on Monday. Regina Dugan, DARPA’s first female director, served at the agency for a little under three years and will now receive a “senior executive position” at Google, according to Danger Room.
But the blog points out that Dugan leaves behind a controversial legacy, shifting DARPA funding to shorter-term goals and also awarding contracts to a bomb-detection firm Dugan co-founded. All Things D says Google sources have confirmed the move. DAPRA’s deputy director, Kaigham “Ken” Gabriel, will serve as interim director until a full-time replacement is found.
