OUSD R&E Enterprise 5 May 2020 1600 - 1730

In 2018 and 2019, DEFENSE Forum attendees heard Mike Griffin, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, describe his top modernization priorities, the critical areas identified in the National Defense Strategy the R&E enterprise is built around. In the past two years, he has brought in Assistant Directors for each priority, serving as Department-wide “portfolio managers.” They are charged with establishing and advising Department leadership on budgetary and programmatic priorities, to ensure the Department is focused on fostering technological dominance, securing the unquestioned superiority of the American joint force. The R&E ADs will provide an update on their respective technology development and the critical roles government, industry, and academia play in getting these technologies to the warfighter.
Panelists
  • Thomas_Karr_Photo Thomas Karr
    Assistant Director, Directed Energy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
  • Nicole_Petta_Photo Nicole Petta
    Assistant Director, Microelectronics, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
  • Titus_Photo Alexander Titus
    Assistant Director, Biotechnology, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
  • Mike_White_Photo Michael White
    Assistant Director, Hypersonics, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
  • Michael Zatman
    Assistant Director, Fully Networked Command, Control and Communications (FNC3), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering