Who We Are
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity invests in high-risk, high-payoff research programs to tackle some of the most difficult challenges of the agencies and disciplines in the Intelligence Community (IC).
IARPA collaborates across the IC to ensure that our research addresses relevant future needs. This cross-community focus ensures our ability to address cross-agency challenges, leveraging both operational and research and development expertise from across the IC, and coordinating transition strategies with our agency partners.
About IARPA
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity invests in high-risk, high-payoff research programs to tackle some of the most difficult challenges of the agencies and discip...
Leadership
IARPA has been fortunate to have a number of distinguished leaders since its inception in 2007. Each leader has brought a wealth of expertise to help guide and support IARPA and th...
Program Managers
IARPA Program Managers are experts in their fields of research who bring imagination and dedication to challenges facing the Intelligence Community (IC). The work of IARPA PMs dire...
Become a Program Manager
IT STARTS WITH YOUR IDEAS! IARPA attracts world-class Program Managers (PMs) who bring exceptional imagination and proven expertise to address cross-community challenges. PMs are...
A Day in the Life of a PM
IARPA Program Managers develop new concepts to address an IC (Intelligence Community) problem, then manage the research from start to finish.
History
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity’s (IARPA) mission is to invest in high-risk/high-payoff research to tackle some of the Intelligence Community’s (IC) most d...
