Defense

DARPA head investigated for conflict of interest

The director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is being investigated by the Pentagon\'s IG office, GovExec reports, because of her ties to a comp...

Federal News Network Staff

August 18, 2011 11:11 am

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – DARPA – is under investigation by the Pentagon Inspector General, GovExec reports.

Auditors are looking into whether contracts unfairly went to a company started by DARPA director Regina Dugan. The IG launched the investigation following complaints by the Project on Government Oversight, a watchdog group. POGO has questioned whether Dugan still has financial ties to Red-X-Defense, a company she and her father founded in 2005. It has received $6 million dollars worth of contracts.

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