USD(R&E) ENTERPRISE

USD(R&E) Enterprise

Our Mission is to Build an Enduring Advantage for the United States DoD Far into the Future

Mission Capabilities Office

Together we will build an enduring technological advantage for the United States' military.

Science & Technologies Office

The Science & Technology Office will focus on foundational Research and Development (R&D), primarily within the 6.1 to 6.3 areas of technology development. This office will focus on basic research, innovation workforce issues, technology protection, laboratory infrastructure, small business programs, as well as oversee FFRDCs and UARCs. Critical Technologies Areas that are seed areas of emerging opportunity will also be based in this office.

Quantum Science

Biotechnology

Advanced Materials

FutureG

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Critical Technologies Office

The Critical Technologies office will focus on strategic critical technology areas primarily based on the 6.3 to 6.7 areas of technology development. Included in this office are:

5G Transition Office

Microelectronics

Trusted AI and Autonomy

Integrated Network System-of-Systems

Space Technology

Advanced Computing and Software

Human-Machine Interfaces

Directed Energy

Hypersonics

Integrated Sensing and Cyber

Renewable Energy Generation and Storage

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Mission Capabilities Office

The Mission Capabilities office will focus on mission engineering, mission integration, joint operations, prototyping, experimentation, and rapid transition. This office will focus on more mature technologies and will closely collaborate with the Services, Joint Staff, and Combatant Commands. The Mission Capabilities office will also assist with the development of the Joint Warfighting Concepts and manage the Rapid Development and Experimentation Reserve (RDER)

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Offices Directly Reporting to USD(R&E)

Included in this office are:

Innovation Steering Group

Office of Strategic Intelligence and Analysis

Office of Systems Engineering and Architecture

Test Resource Management Center

Developmental Test Evaluation and Assessment

DARPA

Missile Defense Agency

Defense Boards

Office of Strategic Intelligence and Analysis

The Office of Strategic Intelligence and Analysis (OSI&A) infuses technical and operational assessments with intelligence- and threat-informed analysis in support of DoD technology investment and acquisition decisions to achieve technical overmatch. OSI&A employs cross-cutting technology forecasting and net technical assessment methodologies to characterize tomorrow’s technology landscape.