Carroll Quade has been appointed director of the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
The Department of Defense said Wednesday Quade’s appointment is part of the ongoing reorganization of the ODOT&E, aimed at rebuilding the military, ensuring lethality and reestablishing deterrence while accelerating efficiency efforts. He will manage the transition and ensure the office continues to meet its statutory obligations.
Carroll Quade’s Career Highlights
Quade is currently the deputy for test and evaluation for the Department of the Navy, where he serves as the senior advisor to the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development, and acquisition and the chief of Navy operations through the director of Navy test and evaluation and technology requirements. He oversees the development and implementation of T&E policies and supports acquisition program planning and execution.
The incoming director was previously the acting deputy Department of the Navy T&E executive and served as special assistant to the DON T&E executive. He was named to the senior executive service in July 2014 and was the PMA-231 Hawkeye/Greyhound assistant program manager from 2007 to 2009. Since joining the Navy in 1990, he has held various positions, including program manager of the Navy major range and test facility base, Atlantic marine operations and targets division head, AIRSpeed Deployment Champion, and a project engineer.
Pentagon-led Restructuring
Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman and senior adviser, announced Quade’s appointment. In his statement, Parnell also said that the reorganization aims to eliminate redundancy in the defense acquisition system and return the DOT&E to its statutory intent as an oversight body. In addition, the move is meant to empower the Services and Combatant Commands and ensure the warfighter can tackle emerging threats.
Under the reorganization effort, 30 DOT&E personnel will be retained, while civilian personnel from ODOT&E’s military departments will transition back to those military departments.
