DARPA proposes 'mission-focused' approach for new modernization strategy

By Justin Doubleday / March 2, 2018 at 5:00 AM
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is briefing senior Defense Department leadership on its proposal for a modernization strategy focused on missions rather than capabilities, according to its director. The agency organized a team to identify how DOD should approach modernization, DARPA Director Steven Walker told Inside Defense following a March 1 breakfast with reporters in Washington. "The general idea is we need to get back to a mission-focused department," Walker said. "Rather than the Air Force building its...

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