1、The ITEA Journal of Test and EvaluationSeptember/October 2002Volume 23,Number 3continuedSPE C I A LFE ATU REITEA Interview:A Discussion With the HonorableThomas P.Christie,Director,Operational Test and Evaluation By RobertT.Fuller and Edward G.GarzaTECHNICAL PAPER ABSTRACTS:The Future of Test and Ev
2、aluationDr.Ernest A.SeglieOperational Test and Evaluation,Office of the Secretary of Defense,Washington,D.C.The two most important factors in the future of testing are the people who conduct testing,andthe size of the budgets devoted to testing,either through institutional accounts,or through thepro
3、grams.The most important factors influencing how to spend that money and effort are,inthe long term,changes in the nature of warfare and weapons.And,in the near term,the influ-encing factors are the acquisition styles and policies that an administration favors.The result-ing changes may be seen in i
4、nstrumentation,workforce,test-design methodology and the insti-tutional support given to the ranges.The future could bring improvement in testing,but thereis no certainty that this will occur.Theater Air and Missile Defense Family of Systems Interoperability Testing:Through 2020 and BeyondRichard W.
