• Source: 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.




Responsibilities


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


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



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.




Directors






See also


Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center
Joint Deployable Analysis Team
Joint Interoperability Test Command
Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity
Office of Naval Research
Operational Test and Evaluation Force - U.S. Navy
Test and evaluation master plan
United States Army Test and Evaluation Command
United States Naval Research Laboratory




References






External links


Official 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

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