Anthony J. Tether served as Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) from June 18,2001,until February 20,2009. As Director,Dr. Tether was responsible for management of the Agency's projects for high-payoff,innovative research and development. In 2020,he became a consultant with MISTRAS Group,USA.
Norman Ralph "Norm" Augustine is a U.S. aerospace businessman who served as United States Under Secretary of the Army from 1975 to 1977. Augustine served as chairman and CEO of the Lockheed Martin Corporation. He was chairman of the Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee.
The Defense Science Board (DSB) is a committee of civilian experts appointed to advise the U.S. Department of Defense on scientific and technical matters. It was established in 1956 on the second Hoover Commission's recommendation.
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks &Information Integration (ASD(NII)) was an appointed position that provided management and oversight of all DoD information technology,including national security systems. The ASD(NII) also served as the chief information officer (CIO) of the United States Department of Defense (DoD),a position distinct from the ASD and governed by the Clinger-Cohen Act.
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is a council,chartered in each administration with a broad mandate to advise the president of the United States on science and technology. The current PCAST was established by Executive Order 13226 on September 30,2001,by George W. Bush,was re-chartered by Barack Obama's April 21,2010,Executive Order 13539,by Donald Trump's October 22,2019,Executive Order 13895,and by Joe Biden's February 1,2021,Executive Order 14007.
Executive Schedule is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The president of the United States appoints individuals to these positions,most with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. They include members of the president's Cabinet,several top-ranking officials of each executive department,the directors of some of the more prominent departmental and independent agencies,and several members of the Executive Office of the President.
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) is a panel of experts that reports to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It is tasked with recommending policies on such questions as how to prevent published research in biotechnology from aiding terrorism,without slowing scientific progress.
The Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) is an advisory committee established by the United States Congress with the official mandate of promoting the fullest possible public access to a thorough,accurate,and reliable documentary record of significant U.S. national security decisions and activities. The Board is composed of nine individuals:five appointed by the President of the United States and one each appointed by the Speaker of the House,House Minority Leader,Senate Majority Leader,and Senate Minority Leader. Appointees must be U.S. citizens preeminent in the fields of history,national security,foreign policy,intelligence policy,social science,law,or archives.
George Harry Heilmeier was an American engineer,manager,and a pioneering contributor to liquid crystal displays (LCDs),for which he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Heilmeier's work is an IEEE Milestone.
John Luther McLucas was United States Secretary of the Air Force from 1973 to 1975,becoming Secretary of the Air Force on July 19,1973. He had been Acting Secretary of the Air Force since May 15,1973,and Under Secretary of the Air Force since March 1969. Before he was appointed Under Secretary,he was president and chief executive officer of MITRE Corporation,of Bedford,Massachusetts,and McLean,Virginia.
Alexander Henry Flax was the Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) from 1959 to 1961,Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research and Development from 1963 to 1969,and the third Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from 1965 to 1969. He was the director at a time when the second generation of imaging systems became operational and began to play a major role in United States intelligence during the Cold War. He oversaw major growth in NRO funding and personnel,the development of signals intelligence collectors from space,and the development of electro-optical imaging for US reconnaissance satellites.
The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering,abbreviated USD (R&E),is a senior official of the United States Department of Defense. The USD (R&E) is charged with the development and oversight of technology strategy for the DoD. The post has at various times had the titles Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering,or Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E). The latter title has itself historically varied between the rank of under secretary and that of assistant secretary.
Paul Garrett Kaminski is a technologist and former U.S. government official,best known for his leading role in the development of stealth aircraft.
Dr. Paul N. Stockton is the President of Paul N Stockton LLC,a strategic advisory firm in Santa Fe,NM. From 2009 to 2013,Dr. Stockton served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs,where he helped lead the department's response to Hurricane Sandy. He was responsible for Defense Critical Infrastructure Protection,Western Hemisphere security policy,domestic crisis management,continuity of operations planning,and a range of other responsibilities. While Assistant Secretary,Dr. Stockton also served as executive director of the Council of Governors. After serving as Assistant Secretary,Dr. Stockton was the managing director of Sonecon LLC,an advisory firm in Washington,DC,from 2013 to 2020.
Penrose "Parney" C. Albright is an American physicist known for his work with the U.S. Government,think tanks and National Laboratories,and government contractors. Since November 1,2014,he has been the president and CEO of HRL Laboratories,a research firm jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors. Until December 2013 he served as the director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,and,in 2014,he served as a senior advisor in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Linton Wells II is an American public servant and educator who served a total of 51 years in government service. He served 26 years in the United States Navy as an officer,and then was appointed by the President of the United States as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense,serving through two administrations of both parties,both the Democrat Bill Clinton and the Republican George W. Bush. He wrote many books,articles,and white papers on matters of national security,including important texts related to the use of American military capabilities in global humanitarian operations. His expertise focused on the strategic impacts of technological change and on building resilience to natural and man-made disasters as issues of US national security. He shaped,over five decades of public service,current US Department of Defense directives that link policy and technology with public-private cooperation. His writings significantly altered U.S. and international approaches to civil-military engagement,US policy in global humanitarian assistance,and global public-private partnerships in disaster relief. He has also made fundamental contributions to technical areas that have defined network-enabled military capabilities and cyberspace operations. After retiring from public service,he continued to contribute to the international STAR-TIDES network that he had founded in 2007,a consortium of several thousand global nodes comprising agencies,organizations,institutions and individuals in 40+ countries that promote the free exchange of research results on global issues of human security. As of 2024 he is Executive Advisor to the Center for Resilient and Sustainable Communities (C-RASC) at George Mason University and chairs the Advisory Group of the C4I and Cyber Center there. C-RASC has been working with the People-Centered Internet (PCI) on ways to “put humanity at the center of the Internet”and support a variety of revitalization initiatives. He is on the board of PCI,and also the President and CEO of Global Resilience Strategies and Senior Advisor to Resilient Japan. He was listed by Fortune magazine in 2009 as one of the top 16 "Players of Tech".
Harry Leslie Van Trees was an American scientist specializing in radar,sonar,communications and signal processing.
Arthur "Art" L. Money is an American engineer,businessman and government official who served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command,Control,Communications and Intelligence from 7 October 1999 to 7 April 2001. He concurrently served as the Department of Defense's Chief Information Officer (CIO) from February 1998 to April 2001.
