Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
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The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering is the U.S. Department of Defense’s chief technology officer, responsible for driving innovation, advanced research, and modernization of military technologies.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4100727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Context triple: [DDR&E, successor, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering]
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Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing military procurement, technology acquisition, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment of defense systems.
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and guiding defense acquisition programs, policies, and procurement processes.
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Director, Missile Defense Agency
The Director, Missile Defense Agency is the senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for developing, testing, and fielding integrated missile defense systems to protect the United States, its deployed forces, and allies from ballistic missile threats.
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D.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for shaping and overseeing policies that ensure a resilient, secure, and innovative defense industrial base.
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Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is a senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for developing and overseeing national defense policy and strategic guidance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Target entity description: The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering is the U.S. Department of Defense’s chief technology officer, responsible for driving innovation, advanced research, and modernization of military technologies.
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A.
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing military procurement, technology acquisition, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment of defense systems.
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B.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and guiding defense acquisition programs, policies, and procurement processes.
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Director, Missile Defense Agency
The Director, Missile Defense Agency is the senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for developing, testing, and fielding integrated missile defense systems to protect the United States, its deployed forces, and allies from ballistic missile threats.
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for shaping and overseeing policies that ensure a resilient, secure, and innovative defense industrial base.
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Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is a senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for developing and overseeing national defense policy and strategic guidance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Department of Defense position
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government office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | DoD Chief Technology Officer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentRequires | advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusArea |
5G and future-generation communications
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artificial intelligence ⓘ biotechnology ⓘ cybersecurity ⓘ directed energy ⓘ hypersonics ⓘ microelectronics ⓘ quantum science and technology ⓘ space technologies ⓘ |
| formation | 2018 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Director, Defense Research and Engineering for Advanced Capabilities
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Director, Defense Research and Engineering for Research and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | civilian office ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| oversees |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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Defense Innovation Unit (at the policy level) NERFINISHED ⓘ DoD Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (at the policy level) NERFINISHED ⓘ Missile Defense Agency (at the research and engineering policy level) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Office of the Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
United States Department of Defense
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| precededBy | Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Under Secretary-level position within the Department of Defense ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Deputy Secretary of Defense
NERFINISHED
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Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
advising the Secretary of Defense on research and engineering matters
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coordinating with military services on technology modernization priorities ⓘ driving innovation in defense technologies ⓘ guiding Department of Defense science and technology strategy ⓘ modernization of military technologies ⓘ overseeing advanced research for the Department of Defense ⓘ overseeing defense laboratories and test ranges at the policy level ⓘ overseeing defense research and engineering enterprise ⓘ promoting collaboration with industry, academia, and international partners on defense technology ⓘ promoting rapid prototyping and experimentation ⓘ supporting development of emerging and disruptive technologies ⓘ |
| role | chief technology officer of the U.S. Department of Defense ⓘ |
| seat | The Pentagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | USD(R&E) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.cto.mil/ ⓘ |
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Subject: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Description of subject: The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering is the U.S. Department of Defense’s chief technology officer, responsible for driving innovation, advanced research, and modernization of military technologies.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense
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hasPosition
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Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
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this entity surface form:
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (historical and restructured)
United States Department of Defense positions
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hasPart
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Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
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subject surface form:
United States Department of Defense position
U.S. defense acquisition system
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overseenBy
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Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
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Director, Missile Defense Agency
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reportsTo
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Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
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Director, Missile Defense Agency
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advises
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Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
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this entity surface form:
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering on missile defense matters