Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E)

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.

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

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.

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).

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