Calling all Defense Dept. employees and contractors! Do you know what makes Other Transactions (OTs) unique? Unlike traditional procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, OTs offer unmatched flexibility. Every aspect of an OT is negotiable— making them ideal for crafting agreements for cutting-edge research and prototype development. Join DARPA’s Contracts Management Office on Feb. 5-6, 2025, for a comprehensive virtual OT training to explore: How OTs empower creative program planning. Their unique ability to foster collaboration with emerging industry partners. Practical insights into planning, negotiating, and managing OT agreements. Register by Jan. 31 to secure a spot and learn more at https://lnkd.in/eKFKd_n #govcon #contractsmanagement
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Arlington, VA 246,912 followers
Creating breakthrough technologies for national security.
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DARPA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense with a singular and enduring mission: to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security. The Agency explicitly reaches for transformational change instead of incremental advances. To do so, it works within an innovation ecosystem that includes academic, corporate and governmental partners, with a constant focus on the Nation’s military Services, which work with DARPA to create new strategic opportunities and novel tactical options. DARPA comprises approximately 220 government employees in six technical offices, including nearly 100 program managers, who together oversee about 250 research and development programs. DARPA goes to great lengths to identify, recruit and support excellent program managers—extraordinary individuals who are at the top of their fields and are hungry for the opportunity to push the limits of their disciplines. These leaders, who are at the very heart of DARPA’s history of success, come from academia, industry and government agencies for limited stints, generally three to five years. That deadline fuels the signature DARPA urgency to achieve success in less time than might be considered reasonable in a conventional setting. Program managers address challenges broadly, spanning the spectrum from deep science to systems to capabilities, but ultimately they are driven by the desire to make a difference. They define their programs, set milestones, meet with their performers and assiduously track progress. But they are also constantly probing for the next big thing in their fields, communicating with leaders in the scientific and engineering community to identify new challenges and potential solutions. DARPA is always on the lookout for outstanding individuals who can meet our demanding needs in the Agency’s technical and support offices. Interested individuals may submit a resume/CV to employment@darpa.mil.
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- 1958
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#Nature provides inspiration for many advanced robotic technologies — think of quadruped or biped robots that are being applied in a variety of commercial and defense applications. Even as synthetic — or abiotic — robotic systems become increasingly sophisticated, their system-level performance cannot match the performance of their biological counterparts. Recent advancements in — coupled with the convergence of — engineering and biology have propelled the development of biohybrid robots, which combine biological and synthetic components. #Biohybrid systems could have distinct advantages over traditional synthetic robots in some operational contexts. While fully engineered abiotic systems prioritize controllability and precision for on-demand performance, biological systems inherently excel in their resiliency, sensitivity, adaptability, and efficiency. Biohybrid robots aim to combine the best features of both realms by leveraging the precise control of engineered parts while harnessing the unique, innate capabilities of biological elements. Successfully integrating biological components (e.g., cells, tissues, or organisms) could extend the functionality of robotic systems. DARPA recently announced an Advanced Research Concepts (ARC) topic called HyBRIDS—short for Hybridizing Biology and Robotics through Integration for Deployable Systems. HyBRIDS aims to answer this question: How can synthetic and biological components be integrated to enable biohybrid platforms that outperform traditional robotic systems? A HyBRIDS information webinar for interested proposers will be held Feb. 4, 2025. Visit the following HyBRIDS page for webinar registration link & link to the full HyBRIDS solicitation: https://lnkd.in/dCZF33eJ #Biohybrid, #Bioengineering, #Biorobotics, and #LivingMachines About ARC: DARPA’s ARC program rapidly solicits and explores a high volume of promising new ideas for limited-scope investments. Projects focus on answering high-risk/high-reward questions and assessing the impact of further investment on problems of importance to the Department of Defense. Use of animal subjects in the proposed research is prohibited. To learn more about all open ARC topics, visit www.darpa.mil/ARC *edited for capitalization and hashtags.
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✨Happy #NationalImaginationDay! 🚀 Imagination is our business. From self-driving cars and miniaturized GPS, to cutting edge robotics and way beyond, moonshot ideas are where we shine. Imagination defines the future—and we’re ready to partner with bold thinkers to make it happen. Do you have the imagination that can help us make the impossible possible? We want to hear from you. Thanks Colie Wertz for imagining this original 3D image. #NationalImaginationDay #DARPA #BigIdeas
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Attention firmware developers and computer scientists! Registration for the Reclaiming Bus-based Systems During Compromise (Red-C) program is now open. The hybrid event takes place January 28. 📅Deadline to Register is January 23. 🚍Understanding the Bus: DARPA experts say self-healing computers can become a reality by addressing missing forensic data on the bus – a communication system that transfers data between components – and leveraging advancements in Zero Trust . Many critical systems are bus-based with implicitly trusted modular components. Simply detecting and alerting of a cyber-attack – as most antivirus software works today – does not sufficiently protect the computer system. Instead, Red-C will explore retrofitting firmware to add forensic sensing, which refers to the ability to collect and analyze data for investigative purposes, so the various components can monitor each other like a neighborhood watch. The sensing and monitoring for infection would enable on-system detection, repair, and inoculation. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eTbV5B9k #firmware #cyber #DARPA #innovation
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🧠 Do you have the brains (pun intended!) for a new advanced research concept in neuroscience? INSPIRE wants to know - Are there new ways to explore and describe how functional neural systems store and process information that expand beyond the limits of digital representations? Abstracts are due January 31 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Please visit: https://lnkd.in/eH6j3rgd to learn more and for abstract submission
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👇This... And we think formal methods hold the key to a world with significantly less vulnerabilities. Check out our Voices from DARPA podcast episode "Hackable Code and the Formal Fix," to learn about tools that could revolutionize software security. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eAbMi_yc
The U.S. faces a software understanding gap. Our strategic competitors – including the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Russian Federation – are in a technological arms race to gain influence over U.S. #CriticalInfrastructure. Explore how we can help close the gap and secure our infrastructure with a deep, scalable understanding of software-controlled systems Read more in our report. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eDA7ErHM
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Calling all #quantum innovators and platform builders: You’re invited to DARPA’s Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) Proposers Day on January 31, 2025, at DARPA HQ in Arlington, VA. The aim of the forthcoming RoQS program is to bring quantum sensing technology out of the lab and integrated into defense platforms, while maintaining high performance in real-world conditions. To do so, RoQS will seek to overcome current challenges that detract from quantum sensing capabilities, such as vibrations and electromagnetic interference. RoQS Proposers Day is your chance to: * Gain insights from technical briefings on program objectives. * Participate in poster sessions and breakout discussions. * Explore teaming opportunities and engage in one-on-one discussions. Advance registration is required; early registration is recommended – be sure to secure your spot by January 24, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ET! Register now: https://lnkd.in/eGK3FrVB For more info, check out: https://lnkd.in/eg9wkmrZ https://lnkd.in/ePPh--Zx **Please close the unique identifier warning on Sam.gov, the link is active behind it.**
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🌟 Special Opportunity: We are funding $100K awards to the five most disruptive submissions in the area of neuro-symbolic systems. As part of the 2nd International Conference on Neuro-symbolic Systems (NeuS 2025), these awards encourage ideas that challenge conventional wisdom, regardless of methodological and experimental maturity. 💡 Key Topics of Interest Include: * Artificial Intelligence * Machine Learning * Autonomy * Cyber-Physical Systems * Formal Methods * Large Language Models * Neurosymbolic Programming * Neurosymbolic Hardware 🔑 Why Participate? * Share your innovative ideas on assurance metrics, robustness, and translation from design to production. *Collaborate with experts to advance the design, development, and deployment of sophisticated neuro-symbolic systems. *Secure funding for research that could redefine AI. 📅 Submit Your Ideas by Feb. 21, 2025! Visit https://lnkd.in/eFAzyMjx for details. #NeuS2025 #AIResearch #NeuroSymbolicSystems #Innovation #DARPA
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🌱 Our Biological Technologies Office (BTO) is soliciting proposals for a unique Phase 0 for the groundbreaking eX Virentia (eXVi) program. The goal of eXVi is to use existing unmodified vegetation as a sensor by utilizing natural plant responses to man-made chemical exposures. To view the full program solicitation please visit: https://lnkd.in/e3Y7P-SP **On sam.gov, please close the unique identifier warning popup if it occurs, the link is active behind it.** #plantsassensors #plants
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🚀 Happy National Business Coaching Day! 🧠💼 At DARPA, we know a thing or two about turning audacious and visionary pitches into world-changing technologies. Think your idea holds the potential for strategic surprise for national security, but aren't sure how to approach us? DARPA Connect is here for that: with the tools, know-how, and yes, the human-to-human coaching to talk through your moonshots, your "What-if-we-could?" ideas-- and maybe even get them off the ground. 🚁💡 Visit https://lnkd.in/egc7uPdq to start your journey with us. #DARPAConnect #NationalBusinessCoachingDay #DARPA #PitchPerfect
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