DARPA Cyber Chief "Mudge" Zatko Going To Google 30
chicksdaddy writes "Noted hacker and innovator Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko, a project manager for cyber security research at DARPA for the past three years- will be setting up shop in the Googleplex, according to a post on his Twitter feed on Friday. Zatko, who earned fame as a founding member of the early 1990s Boston-area hacker confab The L0pht and later as a division scientist at government contractor BBN Technologies, announced his departure from DARPA following a three-year stint as a Program Manager in DARPA's Information Innovation Office on Friday. 'Given what we all pulled off within the USG, let's see if it can be done even better from outside. Goodbye DARPA, hello Google!' he Tweeted."
In other news (Score:2, Funny)
"Esteemed system builder and think tank Paul "Nancyboy" Thompson, senior division manager in the National Science Foundation and avid bird watcher - will be joining Yammity inc, according to his daughter Patty who may have spilled the beans by liking a private Facebook post. Thompson, whose claim to fame is none less than the well-read blog "Snipes of a famous nobody" announced his departure from NSF following a three-year stint as a Program Manager in NSF's. "Goodbye NSF Helo Yammity" the Facebook post said.