What Happened to DT&E?

The office now responsible for overseeing developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) was created four decades ago to oversee all test and evaluation (T&E) in the Department of Defense (DoD). In the January February 2014 issue of Defense AT&L magazine, I described David Packard s response t...

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Main Author: Hutchison, Steve
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ACQUISITION
COMMERCE
Defense Systems
Economics and Cost Analysis
MILITARY BUDGETS
REPRINTS
TEST AND EVALUATION
TEST EQUIPMENT
Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
TIMELINESS
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Summary:The office now responsible for overseeing developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) was created four decades ago to oversee all test and evaluation (T&E) in the Department of Defense (DoD). In the January February 2014 issue of Defense AT&L magazine, I described David Packard s response to the Blue Ribbon Defense Panel in shaping the original office in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) responsible for T&E oversight. In this article, I describe the DoD s efforts over the past 40 years to shape T&E oversight organizations to help improve acquisition outcomes. Ultimately, this article is intended to provoke a rethinking of how we, as testers and as members of the acquisition community, can better help programs provide enhanced capabilities to our warfighters in an effective and timely manner. If that is not our top priority, then I think we may be in the wrong business. Published in Defense AT&L p1-14 Mar-Apr 2014.