Briefs

The DoD appointed Regina Dugan as the 19th director of DARPA. Prior to this appointment, Dugan held several key positions in industry, most recently as president and chief executive officer of RedXDefense, LLC, which she co-founded in 2005, a company that develops defense against explosive threats. She has...

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