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Google has reportedly poached DARPA chief Dr Regina Dugan, who will apparently shortly be joining the Chocolate Factory as a top exec. According to Wired, Dugan is quitting her job at the Pentagon's research arm because she couldn't resist Google's charms. It's unclear what her exact role will be at the world's largest ad …

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  1. Bunker_Monkey
    Alien

    Maybe she left

    due to the daily strip search and weigh in at security check in at Dulce?

    Or shes going to trademark 'googlebomb'

    One wonders.......................................

    1. Yag

      Re: Maybe she left

      Well, the strip search may not be as funny as your just-a-little-bit-sexist remark suggest...

      http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/04/13/science/13profilespan/13profilespan-articleLarge.jpg

    2. sisk

      Re: Maybe she left

      Nah. She knows how to defend against explosive threats. They're hiring her to stop googlebombs.

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Go

    Jealous of The Register ?

    They noticed that one of The Registers reporters had similar credentials and Google wanted one all for themselves?

  3. Don Jefe
    Meh

    DARPA Churn

    By and large DARPA employees and researchers are only there for very limited amounts of time; usually on a project basis. Management may last a little longer but not very often. Churn is build into their model in order to prevent stagnation and keep innovation high. Often the researchers start companies to produce what they designed while there. It's all part of the deal.

  4. g e
    Black Helicopters

    Black helicopters

    Cos without 'em it just ain't a DARPA story...

  5. laird cummings
    Mushroom

    R&D Wars

    They're heating up, and Google is ready to go on the offensive...

  6. E 2

    Response to Apple lawsuits?

    What the title says.

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