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Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) Official Seal
The Director, Operational Test and Evaluation(DOT&E) is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) on operational and live fire test and evaluation (OT&E) activities involving U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) weapons systems.[1]
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Responsibilities
The DOT&E is a direct report to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, with the following responsibilities:
- Development and dissemination of DoD OT&E policy and procedures
- Review and analysis of OT&E results for DoD acquisition programs
- Independent assessments of OT&E activities as it pertains to budgetary and financial issues for the SecDef, the USD(AT&L), and the United States Congress
- Oversight to ensure the adequacy of OT&E for major DoD acquisition programs and to confirm the operational effectiveness and suitability of the defense systems in combat use
History
The DOT&E was established September 24, 1983 by the DoD Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1984 (P.L. 98-94), and by Defense Directive 5141.2 of April 2, 1984.
Organization
The Operational Test & Evaluation Directorate (DOT&E) of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) s organized as follows:
- Air Warfare Joint Test & Evaluation (JT&E)
- Land and Expeditionary Warfare / Integrated Resource Analysis Team/Test and Evaluation Threat Resource Activity (IRAT/TETRA)
- Live Fire Test and Evaluation (T&E)
- Naval Warfare
- Net Centric and Space Systems
DOT&E also maintains liaison with the United States Joint Forces Command.
Directors
Director, Operational Test and Evaluation [2][3] 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. CheneyRonald Reagan
George H. W. BushRobert 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. PerryWilliam Clinton Philip E. Coyle III October 3, 1994 - January 19, 2001 William J. Perry
William S. CohenWilliam 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. GatesGeorge W. Bush
Barack ObamaDavid W. Duma (Acting) June 1, 2009 - September 22, 2009 Robert M. Gates Barack Obama Dr. J. Michael Gilmore September 23, 2009 - Robert M. Gates
Leon E. PanettaBarack Obama See also
- Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC)
- Office of Naval Research (ONR)
- Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR) - U.S. Navy
- U.S. Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC)
- U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC)
- U.S Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA)
- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
External links
- Official DOT&E website
- Statement by The Honorable Philip E. Coyle, Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E), before the AirLand Subcommittee of the United States Senate Armed Services Committee – Russell Senate Office Building, Room 232A – March 25, 1998
References
- ^ "About DOT&E - Director Bio", http://www.dote.osd.mil/about/gilmorebio.html
- ^ "Department of Defense Key Officials". Historical Office, OSD. 2004. http://osdhistory.defense.gov/docs/DOD%20Key%20Officials%201947-2004.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ http://www.dote.osd.mil/about/dirs.html
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