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DARPA Office Head Named Acting SECNAV

DARPA Office Head Named Acting SECNAV
Terence Emmert, the director of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DAPRA), was named as acting Secretary of the Navy on January 20, 2025 until the position is filled by a permanent appointee. (Photo: DoD)

President Trump on Monday named Terence Emmert, the director of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DAPRA) office, to be the acting Secretary of the Navy until a permanent appointee is approved by Senate confirmation. Emmert has been director of the DARPA Adaptive Capabilities Office since June 2023, which the agency said “helps program managers  turn ideas into impact and transition new technologies into viable tools." In November, Trump announced his pick of campaign donor and financier John Phelan to…

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