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Nominee for operational test and evaluation says she will report limits and defend independence amid staffing cuts
Summary
Dr. Henninger, nominated to lead the Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation office, told the Senate Armed Services Committee she will report limitations in test results and strive to preserve independence after Secretary Hegseth’s reorganization reduced DOT&E staff and budget.
Dr. Henninger, President Trump's nominee to be director of operational test and evaluation (DOT&E), told the Senate Armed Services Committee she will report the office’s findings and any resource limitations to Congress and press for the people and capabilities needed to evaluate complex, software‑intensive weapon systems.
“Our reports will always reflect any limitations or assumptions that we encountered,” Henninger told Senator Elizabeth Warren when asked whether she would inform the committee and the public if a system was unsafe or if DOT&E lacked the resources to reach a judgment. “And, of course, I will always come before you and tell the truth.”
Why this matters: DOT&E was created by statute in the fiscal 1983 National Defense…
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