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From the White House (June 30, 2006): McQueary nominated as director for pentagon's operational test and evaluation.


President Bush has nominated Charles McQueary to fill the position of director, operational test and evaluation (testing) operational test and evaluation - (OT&E) Formal testing conducted prior to deployment to evaluate the operational effectiveness and suitability of the system with respect to its mission.  (DOT & E). He succeeds Thomas Christie, who retired in 2005. McQueary is a former senior advisor to the under secretary for science and technology, Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
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, he was the agency's under secretary for science and technology.

McQueary holds bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, . He has also served as the president of advanced technology systems at General Dynamics.
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Title Annotation:AT & L Workforce--Key Leadership Changes; Charles McQueary
Publication:Defense AT & L
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Sep 1, 2006
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