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by jasonwatkinspdx 1943 days ago
Likely more than you ever wanted to know on the topic: https://benjaminreinhardt.com/wddw

A couple things I'd pull out:

Program managers sit limited terms to prevent empire building

Program managers have a great deal of autonomy once funding is initially allocated

DARPA has a high appetite for risk. They're ok with 90% of projects failing to hit their goal.

1 comments

From your link:

> I would rather this be read by a few people motivated to take action than by a broad audience who will find it merely interesting. In that vein, if you find yourself wanting to share this on Twitter or Hacker News, consider instead sharing it with one or two friends who will take action on it. Thank you for indulging me!

You maybe shouldn't have shared that here, but thanks!