The Original Director for Test and Evaluation

Abstract

In the May-June 2013 issue of Defense AT and L magazine, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall authored an article titled The Original Better Buying PowerDavid Packard Acquisition Rules 1971. Packards fifth acquisition rule was fly before you buythe underpinnings of test and evaluation (T and E). I thought it might be interesting to look at another challenge that then Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard confronted in 1971: what to do about test and evaluation in the Department of Defense (DoD). The original Director for Test and Evaluation created by David Packard was a DT and E with broad responsibilities for all T and E matters in the DoD. Todays DT and E is focused only on Developmental Test and Evaluation. This article provides a brief snapshot into the challenges involved in forming the first DT and E office in the Pentagon and its evolution into the DT and E office today.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2014
Accession Number
AD1016040

Entities

People

  • Steven J. Hutchison

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Community Of Practice
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Developmental Tests
  • Engineering
  • Joint Test And Evaluation
  • Life Cycles
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Budgets
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tool Kits
  • Tools
  • Weapon Systems

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