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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

ALSO CALLED: Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, and ARPA
DEFINITION: DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is the independent research branch of the U.S. Department of Defense that funded a project that in time was to lead to the creation of the Internet. Originally called ARPA (the "D" was added to its name later), DARPA came into  … 
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The Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC): Background, Deployment, and Management
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Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Posted: 10 May 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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How the U.S. Navy Implemented an ERP System to Improve Effectiveness
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DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY DEFINITION (continued): …  being in 1958 as a reaction to the success of Sputnik, Russia's first manned satellite. DARPA's explicit mission was (and still is) to think independently of the rest of the military and to respond quickly and innovatively to national defense challenges.

In the late 1960s, ARPA provided funds and oversight for a project aimed at interconnecting computers at four university research sites. By 1972, this initial network, now called the ARPANET, had grown to 37 computers. Because … 
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