The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) 
is the central research and development organization for the Department of Defense (DoD). It manages and directs selected basic and applied research and development projects for DoD, and pursues research and technology where risk and payoff are both very high and where success may provide dramatic advances for traditional military roles and missions.

Click here for directory of DARPA Technical Staff

Favorite places to visit within the DARPA site.

New! DARPA contractors, click here for information on how to submit a request for approval for public release.
 

The 24th DARPA Systems and Technology Symposium (DARPATech) will be held in California during the week of August 8 – 12, 2005. Check the DARPA website in January 2005 for more details and registration information
 

DARPA issues final report for Grand Challenge 2004
 

DARPA announces its Grand Challenge 2005 autonomous robotic ground vehicles event.
 

The 23rd DARPA Systems and Technology Symposium (DARPATech) was held in Anaheim, California, March 9 to 11, 2004.  Downloadable presentations are available at
http://www.darpa.mil/DARPATech2004/proceedings.html.

DARPA has been granted Experimental Personnel Hiring Authority for eminent scientists and engineers from outside government service to term appointments with our agency. This authority significantly streamlines and accelerates the hiring process. For additional information regarding this program, and for further employment opportunities at DARPA, please refer to DARPA Human Resources.

If you are an ex-DARPA employee, please make sure that your current mailing address is on file at DARPA. Send an e-mail to: Admin-Support-Center@darpa.mil, or call (703) 526-6629 to provide your current address.

The results of Past Symposiums and Conferences are accessible from here.