Testing and Evaluating are key to the successful development of an acquisition program. Operational Testing during the development phases of the acquisition pro
For every weapons system being developed, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) must make a critical decision: Should the system go forward to full-scale product
Today's decreasing defense budget has forced the military to reduce its spending on operational testing of new equipment, among many other areas. Reduced testin
This work began when I was appointed as a Technical Director for Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Verification and Validation (V&V) for a major defense system in 2
The DoD Deputy Director, Operational Test and Evaluation / Live Fire Testing (DDOT & E/LFT) through the DOT & E, tasked Hicks & Associates (HA & I) to conduct a