Former DARPA chief joins policy institute's board

Anthony Tether, who headed the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) from 2001 to 2009, has joined the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies as a member of the institute's board of regents.

Tether has held numerous senior technology-related positions in government and industry. In addition to heading  DARPA, Tether has also served as director of the National Intelligence Office in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and as vice president of Science Applications International Corp.’s Advanced Technology Sector.