Director, Operational Test and Evaluation

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]

Responsibilities

The DOT&E is a direct report to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, with the following responsibilities:

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:

DOT&E also maintains liaison with the Joint Chiefs of Staff J6 Joint Deployable Analysis Team (JDAT).[2]

Directors

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 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 - Robert M. Gates
Leon Panetta
Chuck Hagel
Ash Carter
Barack Obama

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