{"id":69953,"date":"2025-05-28T19:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/05\/28\/hegseth-directs-reorg-of-pentagon-testing-office-appoints-new-leader\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:20:16","slug":"hegseth-directs-reorg-of-pentagon-testing-office-appoints-new-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2025\/05\/28\/hegseth-directs-reorg-of-pentagon-testing-office-appoints-new-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth cuts Pentagon\u2019s testing office in half, appoints new leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon is slashing the size of its operational test and evaluation organization and appointing a new interim director as part of a broader restructuring, according to a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2025\/May\/28\/2003725153\/-1\/-1\/1\/MEMORANDUM-DIRECTING-REORGANIZATION-OF-THE-OFFICE-OF-THE-DIRECTOR-OF-OPERATIONAL-TEST-AND-EVALUATION.PDF\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2025\/May\/28\/2003725153\/-1\/-1\/1\/MEMORANDUM-DIRECTING-REORGANIZATION-OF-THE-OFFICE-OF-THE-DIRECTOR-OF-OPERATIONAL-TEST-AND-EVALUATION.PDF\">In the document<\/a>, released publicly today, Hegseth said the move to restructure the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, or ODOT&amp;E, supports the Pentagon\u2019s \u201cAmerica First\u201d defense strategy. The memo would reduce its staff to 30 civilians, 15 military personnel and one senior leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA comprehensive internal review has identified redundant, non-essential, non-statutory functions within ODOT&amp;E that do not support operational agility or resource efficiency, affecting our ability to rapidly and effectively deploy the best systems to the warfighter,\u201d Hegseth said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reduction would amounts to a more than 50% cut to the office, a defense official told Defense News. Prior to the reorganization order, the office was staffed with 94 personnel \u2014 82 civilians and 12 military members. The department estimates the changes will save more than $300 million annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon\u2019s test and evaluation office oversees the process for validating weapons and platforms across the Defense Department. While the military services have their own test teams, the DOD-level office sets policies, provides oversight for major programs and serves as an adviser to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, among other responsibilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the office\u2019s more public-facing tasks is publishing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2023\/01\/05\/pentagon-says-it-will-reopen-weapons-testing-reports-to-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2023\/01\/05\/pentagon-says-it-will-reopen-weapons-testing-reports-to-public\/\">annual testing update<\/a> on the department\u2019s major weapon systems, including the F-35 fighter jet, the Navy\u2019s Columbia-class submarine and the Army\u2019s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon. The report also assesses the health of the test and evaluation enterprise, including its equipment, ranges and other testing facilities. The most recent report was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dote.osd.mil\/annualreport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dote.osd.mil\/annualreport\/\">released in January<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, said the cuts to the independent testing organization put servicemembers \u2014 and the nation\u2019s security \u2014 at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow is it \u2018efficient\u2019 to gut the office responsible for testing our equipment and making sure it\u2019s safe for servicemembers to use?\u201d Warren said. \u201cThis dangerous decision should be immediately reversed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The personnel cuts will come through a \u201ctargeted, deliberate and expeditious\u201d civilian reduction in force, according to the memo. RIF notices will be distributed early next week and personnel who are not retained will be placed on administrative leave. All leadership currently classified as senior executive service will also be put on leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ODOT&amp;E civilians who are employed by one of the military services will transfer back to those offices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the workforce reductions, Hegseth calls for ending all contractor personnel support within seven days of the memo\u2019s release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf ODOT&amp;E decides it needs to support contractor personnel after adjusting to its base statutory mission set, ODOT&amp;E may request such contract support with Deputy Secretary of Defense review after an initial 60-day acclimation period,\u201d the document states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memo also appoints Carroll Quade, currently the Navy\u2019s deputy for test and evaluation, to perform the duties of ODOT&amp;E director effective immediately. 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