Director of Operational Test and Evaluation

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United States Department of Defense position federal government office

The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation is the senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and reporting on the operational effectiveness and suitability testing of major military systems.

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Director of Operational Test and Evaluation canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Defense position ⓘ federal government office ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ensures	adequate and realistic live fire testing before full-rate production decisions ⓘ adequate and realistic operational testing before full-rate production decisions ⓘ
focusesOn	major defense acquisition programs ⓘ operational testing under realistic combat conditions ⓘ
goal	provide objective information on system performance to decision makers ⓘ reduce acquisition risk through rigorous operational testing ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	DOT&E NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	live fire test and evaluation of covered systems ⓘ operational test and evaluation of major defense acquisition programs ⓘ
independentOf	military services acquisition chains of command ⓘ program executive officers for major defense acquisition programs ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis	10 U.S.C. § 139 ⓘ Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
locatedIn	Arlington, Virginia ⓘ The Pentagon NERFINISHED ⓘ
monitors	adequacy of operational test resources and infrastructure ⓘ test realism and operationally representative conditions ⓘ
oversees	evaluation of operational lethality of systems ⓘ evaluation of operational survivability of systems ⓘ live fire test and evaluation of covered systems ⓘ operational test and evaluation of major defense acquisition programs ⓘ
partOf	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
positionType	Presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position ⓘ
primaryObjective	ensure operational effectiveness of major military systems ⓘ ensure operational suitability of major military systems ⓘ provide independent evaluations to senior defense leadership and Congress ⓘ
produces	annual report to Congress on operational test and evaluation ⓘ independent operational test and evaluation reports on specific programs ⓘ
reportsTo	Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	annual reports on operational test and evaluation activities to Congress ⓘ approval of operational test and evaluation plans for major defense acquisition programs ⓘ independent assessment of operational test results ⓘ monitoring live fire test and evaluation for covered systems ⓘ operational test and evaluation of major defense acquisition programs ⓘ oversight of operational effectiveness testing ⓘ oversight of operational suitability testing ⓘ
scope	Department of Defense-wide ⓘ
sector	defense ⓘ
uses	test and evaluation master plans for major programs ⓘ
worksWith	Office of the Secretary of Defense acquisition organizations NERFINISHED ⓘ military services test and evaluation organizations ⓘ

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