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.

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
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• 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)

Office of the Secretary of Defense

The Office of the Secretary of Defense is a headquarters-level staff of the Department of Defense of the United States of America. It is the principal civilian staff element of the Secretary of Defense, and it assists the Secretary in carrying out authority, direction and control of the Department...

 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

United States Joint Forces Command

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Directors

Director, Operational Test and Evaluation

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 William Howard Taft IV William Howard Taft IV is an attorney who has served in the United States government under several Republican administrations. He is the son of William Howard Taft III and the great-grandson of U.S. President William Howard Taft....  (Acting) Richard B. Cheney	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....   George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
Robert C. Duncan Robert C. Duncan (engineer) Robert C. Duncan was an American engineer and engineering manager, particularly for the US Government. He is best known for two of the programs he directed to a successful completion - guidance and control for Apollo program, and the Polaroid SX-70 camera.- Biography :He received BS degrees from...	November 22, 1989 - January 20, 1993	Richard B. Cheney	George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
Lee Frame (Acting)	January 21, 1993 - September 30, 1994	Leslie Aspin, Jr.  William J. Perry	William Clinton William Clinton Bill Clinton is the 42nd President of the United States. William Clinton may also refer to:*William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon , English nobleman from prominent Norman family dating to William the Conqueror; Lord High Admiral as of 1333*William Henry Clinton , British general from...
Philip E. Coyle III	October 3, 1994 - January 19, 2001	William J. Perry  William S. Cohen	William Clinton William Clinton Bill Clinton is the 42nd President of the United States. William Clinton may also refer to:*William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon , English nobleman from prominent Norman family dating to William the Conqueror; Lord High Admiral as of 1333*William Henry Clinton , British general from...
Thomas P. Christie Thomas P. Christie Thomas P. Christie was a career defense analyst working for the U.S. government.Christie graduated from Spring Hill College with a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and from New York University with a master's degree in Applied Mathematics....	July 17, 2001 - January 31, 2005	Donald H. Rumsfeld	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
David W. Duma (Acting)	February 1, 2005 - July 26, 2006	Donald H. Rumsfeld	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
Dr. Charles E. McQueary	July 27, 2006 - May 31, 2009	Donald H. Rumsfeld  Robert M. Gates	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....   Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
David W. Duma (Acting)	June 1, 2009 - September 22, 2009	Robert M. Gates	Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
Dr. J. Michael Gilmore J. Michael Gilmore J. Michael Gilmore is the Director of the Operational Test and Evaluation Directorate of the United States Department of Defense.-Biography:A native of Ohio, Gilmore resides in Virginia...	September 23, 2009 -	Robert M. Gates  Leon E. Panetta	Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

See also

• Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC)
• Office of Naval Research (ONR)
  Office of Naval Research
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• Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR) - U.S. Navy
• U.S. Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC)
  Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center
  Located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center is a direct reporting unit of Headquarters, United States Air Force...
  
  
• U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC)
• U.S Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA)
  Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity
  Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity is the independent Operational Test and Evaluation authority for the U.S. Marine Corps...
  
  
• U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
  United States Naval Research Laboratory
  The United States Naval Research Laboratory is the corporate research laboratory for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps and conducts a program of scientific research and development. NRL opened in 1923 at the instigation of Thomas Edison...
  
  

External links

• Official DOT&E website
• Statement by The Honorable Philip E. Coyle, Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E), before the AirLand Subcommittee
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   of the United States Senate Armed Services Committee – Russell Senate Office Building
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  , Room 232A – March 25, 1998