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== History == | == History == | ||
In 1958, the first Advanced Research Projects Agency, or ARPA, was created in response to an unanticipated surprise—the | In 1958, the first Advanced Research Projects Agency, or ARPA, was created in response to an unanticipated surprise—the Soviet Union's successful launch of [[Sputnik 1|Sputnik]] on October 4, 1957. The ARPA model was designed to anticipate and pre-empt such technological surprises. As then-Secretary of Defense [[Neil H. McElroy|Neil McElroy]] said, "I want an agency that makes sure no important thing remains undone because it doesn't fit somebody's mission." The ARPA model has been characterized by ambitious technical goals, competitively awarded research led by term-limited staff, and independent testing and evaluation. | ||
Authorized by the ODNI in 2006, IARPA was modeled after [[DARPA]] but focused on national intelligence, rather than military, needs. The agency was formed from a consolidation of the [[National Security Agency]]'s [[Disruptive Technology Office]], the [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]'s National Technology Alliance, and the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s Intelligence Technology Innovation Center.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.afcea.org/signal/articles/templates/SIGNAL_Article_Template.asp?articleid=1399 |title=Igniting a Technical Renaissance |first=Maryann |last=Lawlor |newspaper=Afcea International |date=October 2007 |publisher=[[AFCEA]]}}</ref> IARPA operations began on October 1, 2007 with [[Lisa Porter]] as founding director. Its headquarters, a new building in M Square, the [[University System of Maryland|University of Maryland]]'s research park in [[Riverdale Park, Maryland]], was dedicated in April 2009.<ref name=HQdedication>{{cite press release |url=http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/iarpa-dedicates-permanent-home-campus-u-maryland |title=IARPA dedicates a permanent home on the campus of U Maryland |date=2009-04-29 |access-date=2015-12-15 |publisher=Homeland Security News Wire}}</ref> | Authorized by the ODNI in 2006, IARPA was modeled after [[DARPA]] but focused on national intelligence, rather than military, needs. The agency was formed from a consolidation of the [[National Security Agency]]'s [[Disruptive Technology Office]], the [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]'s National Technology Alliance, and the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s Intelligence Technology Innovation Center.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.afcea.org/signal/articles/templates/SIGNAL_Article_Template.asp?articleid=1399 |title=Igniting a Technical Renaissance |first=Maryann |last=Lawlor |newspaper=Afcea International |date=October 2007 |publisher=[[AFCEA]]}}</ref> IARPA operations began on October 1, 2007 with [[Lisa Porter]] as founding director. Its headquarters, a new building in M Square, the [[University System of Maryland|University of Maryland]]'s research park in [[Riverdale Park, Maryland]], was dedicated in April 2009.<ref name=HQdedication>{{cite press release |url=http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/iarpa-dedicates-permanent-home-campus-u-maryland |title=IARPA dedicates a permanent home on the campus of U Maryland |date=2009-04-29 |access-date=2015-12-15 |publisher=Homeland Security News Wire}}</ref> | ||