GAO Report on Reorganization of the DoD’s Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation

The following is the June 30, 2026, Government Accountability Office report, Weapon Systems Testing: Reorganization of DOD’s Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation. From the Report What GAO Found In response to the Secretary of Defense’s direction in a May 2025 memorandum, the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) made several organizational and staffing changes. These included: creation of a Technical Director position and a space and strategic warfare area; elimination of Senior Executive Service-level Deputy Director positions; and significant reductions in civilian positions, including Action Officers responsible for assessing individual