1、 Department of Defense DIRECTIVE NUMBER 5134.10 May 7,2013 Incorporating Change 1,September 22,2017 DCMO SUBJECT:Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA)References:See Enclosure 1 1.PURPOSE.Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense by Title 10,United States Code(U.S.C.)(Re
2、ference(a),this directive reissues DoD Directive(DoDD)5134.10(Reference(b)to update the mission,organization and management,responsibilities and functions,relationships,authorities,and administration of DARPA.2.APPLICABILITY.This directive applies to OSD,the Military Departments,the Office of the Ch
3、airman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff,the Combatant Commands,the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense,the Defense Agencies,the DoD Field Activities,and all other organizational entities within the DoD(referred to collectively in this directive as the“DoD Com
4、ponents”).3.MISSION.DARPA serves as the research and development(R&D)organization in DoD with a primary responsibility of maintaining U.S.technological superiority over our adversaries.4.ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT.DARPA is a Defense Agency,in accordance with sections 191 and 192 of Reference(a),und