Quantum Leap: IARPA Chief Jumps Ship Amid Intelligence Community Shake-Up!
Rick Muller, head of IARPA, is leaving to join a quantum computing company. Amid efforts to slim down the US intelligence community, his departure shifts focus to IARPA’s public projects like AI and quantum tech for spy agencies. It’s the kind of career move that makes you wonder if he has a secret agent name.
Hot Take:
Rick Muller is leaving IARPA to join a quantum computing company, and it feels like he’s trading in a cloak and dagger for a lab coat and quantum qubits. Meanwhile, the US intelligence community is getting a Marie Kondo-style tidying up. Does this spark joy? Only time will tell.
Key Points:
- Rick Muller departs IARPA to join IonQ, a quantum computing firm.
- IARPA was created post-9/11 to explore emerging tech for intelligence missions.
- The Trump administration aims to streamline intelligence operations, including ODNI.
- Muller’s last day at IARPA is July 11, after which he joins IonQ.
- The ODNI seeks an $82 billion budget amid plans to cut workforce by 25%.
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