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Homeland Security

DARPA Solicits for Cyber Fast Track Program

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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

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The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting under the Cyber Fast Track (CFT) program to engage numerous cyber related efforts across the spectrum of computer and network operations to demonstrate that cyber efforts can be accomplished rapidly and cost effectively. One goal of the program is to demonstrate the ability for cyber projects to be performed at an asymmetric advantage in time, cost and contribution of the efforts in comparison to more traditional applied research areas. The…

Congress

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Congress

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Advanced / Transformational Technology

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Congress

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