Director, Operational Test and Evaluation

The Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the US Secretary of Defense on operational and live fire test and evaluation activities involving U.S. Department of Defense weapons systems.[1]

Director, Operational Test & Evaluation Official Seal

Responsibilities

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The director reports directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, with the following responsibilities:

  • Development and dissemination of Department of Defense operational test and evaluation policy and procedures
  • Review and analysis of operational test and evaluation results for Department of Defense acquisition programs
  • Independent assessments of operational test and evaluation activities as it pertains to budgetary and financial issues for the Secretary of Defense, the Department of Defense, and the United States Congress
  • Oversight to ensure the adequacy of operational test and evaluation for major Department of Defense acquisition programs and to confirm the operational effectiveness and suitability of the defense systems in combat use

History

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The director's position was established September 24, 1983, by the Department of Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1984 (P.L. 98–94), and by Defense Directive 5141.2 of April 2, 1984.

Organization

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The Operational Test and Evaluation Directorate of the Office of the Secretary of Defense is organized as follows:

  • Air Warfare Joint Test and Evaluation
  • Land and Expeditionary Warfare / Integrated Resource Analysis Team/Test and Evaluation Threat Resource Activity (IRAT/TETRA)
  • Live Fire Test and Evaluation
  • Naval Warfare
  • Net Centric and Space Systems

The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation also maintains liaison with the Joint Chiefs of Staff J6 Joint Deployable Analysis Team.[2]

Directors

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Director, Operational Test and Evaluation[3][4]
Name Tenure SecDef(s) Served Under President(s) Served Under
John E. Krings April 18, 1985 - June 30, 1989 Caspar W. Weinberger
Frank C. Carlucci III
William H. Taft IV (Acting)
Richard B. Cheney
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Robert C. Duncan November 22, 1989 - January 20, 1993 Richard B. Cheney George H. W. Bush
Lee Frame (Acting) January 21, 1993 - September 30, 1994 Leslie Aspin, Jr.
William J. Perry
William Clinton
Philip E. Coyle III October 3, 1994 - January 19, 2001 William J. Perry
William S. Cohen
William Clinton
Thomas P. Christie July 17, 2001 - January 31, 2005 Donald H. Rumsfeld George W. Bush
David W. Duma (Acting) February 1, 2005 - July 26, 2006 Donald H. Rumsfeld George W. Bush
Dr. Charles E. McQueary July 27, 2006 - May 31, 2009 Donald H. Rumsfeld
Robert M. Gates
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
David W. Duma (Acting) June 1, 2009 - September 22, 2009 Robert M. Gates Barack Obama
Dr. J. Michael Gilmore September 23, 2009 - January 19, 2017 Robert M. Gates
Leon Panetta
Chuck Hagel
Ash Carter
Barack Obama
David W. Duma (Acting) January 20, 2017 - December 10, 2017 James Mattis Donald Trump
Robert Behler December 11, 2017 – January 20, 2021 James Mattis
Patrick Shanahan (Acting)
Mark Esper
Christopher C. Miller (Acting)
Donald Trump
Dr. Raymond D. O'Toole, Jr. (Acting) January 20, 2021 – December 20, 2021 David Norquist (Acting)

Lloyd Austin

Joe Biden
Nickolas Guertin December 20, 2021 – December 20, 2023 Lloyd Austin Joe Biden
Dr. Raymond D. O'Toole, Jr. (Acting) December 20, 2023 – April 8, 2024 Lloyd Austin Joe Biden
Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt April 8, 2024 – present Lloyd Austin Joe Biden

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About DOT&E - Director Bio", http://www.dote.osd.mil/about/gilmorebio.html
  2. ^ "Factsheets : Joint Deployable Analysis Team". Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  3. ^ "Department of Defense Key Officials" (PDF). Historical Office, OSD. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  4. ^ "DOT&E > About".
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