OUSD(R&E) is again joining the Washington Headquarters Services to co-sponsor the 20th annual Engineers Week Event in the Pentagon Auditorium, Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 1:30–3pm. The event seeks to highlight the importance of engineering as a profession and acknowledge the dedication and contribution of DoD engineers to the national defense mission. This year’s theme is Design Your Future.

Mr. Thomas Simms, Principal Deputy Executive Director, Systems Engineering and Architecture (SE&A), OUSD(R&E), will serve as the event’s emcee. Mr. Elmer Roman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Integration, OUSD(R&E), will deliver welcome remarks on behalf of R&E.

Featured speakers will be:

• Daniel Hettema, Director of Digital Engineering, Modeling & Simulation (DEM&S), OUSD(R&E)
• Estee Pinchasin, Director of Logistics, National Security Agency and former and former Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District
• Lt Col Matthew Leines, U.S. Space Force (USSF)