USD(R&E)
Leadership
LEADERSHIP
Dr. Michael Griffin
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Dr. Michael D. Griffin is the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. He is the Department’s Chief Technology Officer, and is responsible for the research, development, and prototyping activities across the DoD enterprise and is mandated with ensuring technological superiority for the Department of Defense.
Dr. Lisa J. Porter
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Dr. Lisa Porter is the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (DUSD(R&E)), and with the USD(R&E), is responsible for the research, development, and prototyping activities across the DoD enterprise. In addition, the USD and DUSD oversee the activities of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the DoD Laboratory and Engineering Center enterprise, and the Under Secretariat staff focused on developing advanced technology and capability for the U.S. military.
Research and Engineering Enterprise
Office of the Director of Defense
Research and Engineering for Research and Technology
Office Of The Director Of Defense
Research And Engineering For
Modernization
Office of the Director of Defense
Research and Engineering for Advanced Capabilities
Principal Deputy Directors
DDRE(R&T)
TBD Principal Deputy Director
DDRE(M)
TBD Principal Deputy Director
"...it is worth commenting briefly about the state of the United States’ global competitive posture. It is important that we take the long view and play to our strengths, which include our culture of innovation, our free market principles, our entrepreneurial spirit, and the rule of law. Greatness is achieved not by cheating or stealing, or by focusing on holding others back, but rather by continually pushing to excel, running faster, and simply being better than everyone else."
-Dr. Lisa J. Porter, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, source, article "The U.S. Defense Department’s New Thinking on Microelectronics Security. October 2019, Author: Dr. Lisa J. Porter
Deputy Directors
DDRE(R&T)
DDRE(AC)
Technical Directors
Dr. Joe Evans Technical Director
5G
Dr. Jill Crisman Technical Director
Artificial Intelligence
DDRE(M) Assistant Directors
Mr. Wayne Nickols Assistant Director
Autonomy
Dr. Michael Zatman Assistant Director
FNC3
Mr. Mike White Assistant Director
Hypersonics
TBD Assistant Director
Space
Research and Engineering Agencies
Several agencies crucial to the national research and development enterprise fall within the R&E enterprise: Missile Defense Agency, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Strategic Capabilities Office, Defense Innovation Unit, Strategic Intelligence Analysis Cell, and the new Space Development Agency.
USD(R&E)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense,
Research and Engineering (USD(R&E))
The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301
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