Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Dr. Keoki Jackson has a conflict of interest in relation to his service on the consensus study committee for Assessing the Physical and Technical Suitability of DoD Test and Evaluation Ranges and Infrastructure because of his current affiliation with Lockheed Martin, which develops products for the Department of Defense (DoD), many of which undergo operational test and evaluation at the DoD ranges that are included in the study. Lockheed Martin also has an operations contract with the National Cyber Range Complex, which is under the purview of DoD’s Test and Resource Management Center and the location of one of the site visits for this study. The National Academies has concluded that in order for the committee to accomplish the tasks for which it was established, its membership must include at least one person with current and directly relevant industry experience related to defense space systems as well as the interactions between the defense industry and the DoD test ranges, including contractor agreements on operational program testing. As described in his biographical summary, Dr. Jackson has extensive current experience in the engineering and oversight of national security space systems and space-based defense programs, including adequate instrumentation for test data transmission and collection; suitable physical and technical environments for test exercises; appropriate modeling and simulation parameters for executing tests that cannot be done in open air; and procedures for flight termination systems. The National Academies has determined that the experience and expertise of Dr. Jackson is needed for the committee to accomplish the task for which it has been established. The National Academies could not find another available individual with the equivalent experience and expertise who does not have a conflict of interest. Therefore, the National Academies has concluded that the conflict is unavoidable. The National Academies believes that Dr. Jackson would serve effectively as a member of the study committee, and the committee can produce an objective report, taking into account the composition of the committee, the work to be performed, and the procedures to be followed in completing the study.


Dr. Rob Kewley has a conflict of interest in relation to his service on the consensus study committee for Assessing the Physical and Technical Suitability of DoD Test and Evaluation Ranges and Infrastructure because of his current affiliation as a consultant for multiple companies that compete for modeling and simulation support for DoD programs, including programs in the test domain. The National Academies has concluded that for this committee to accomplish the tasks for which it was established, its membership must include at least one expert with current direct experience in the application and complexities of modeling and simulation for DoD test and evaluation. As described in his biographical summary, Dr. Kewey has extensive current experience in modeling and simulation as Director and Systems Engineer of a company that provides cloud-based modeling and simulation architectures for businesses and is a leader in international efforts for establishing cloud-based modeling and simulation standards. In addition, Dr. Kewley’s experience as the former head of systems engineering at West Point and former acting Assistant Secretary of the Army of Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology for the Office of the Chief Systems Engineer provide unique expertise in the application of modeling and simulation for military support. The National Academies has determined that the experience and expertise of Dr. Kewley is needed for the committee to accomplish the task for which it has been established. The National Academies could not find another available individual with the equivalent modeling and simulation experience and DoD expertise who does not have a conflict of interest. Therefore, the National Academies has concluded that the conflict is unavoidable. The National Academies believes that Dr. Kewley would serve effectively as a member of the study committee, and the committee can produce an objective report, taking into account the composition of the committee, the work to be performed, and the procedures to be followed in completing the study.


Mr. Derrick Hinton has a conflict of interest in relation to his service on the consensus study committee for Assessing the Physical and Technical Suitability of DoD Test and Evaluation Ranges and Infrastructure because of his current affiliation as an employee of the company Scientific Research Corporation (SRC), whose business activities are focused on a broad range of information, communications, intelligence, electronic warfare, simulation, training, and instrumentation systems for both commercial and defense operational environments. The National Academies has concluded that for this committee to accomplish the tasks for which it was established, its membership must include at least one expert who has recent direct experience managing the current and projected challenges facing DoD test and evaluation ranges. As described in his biographical summary, Mr. Hinton has extensive and recent experience in DoD testing and evaluation through his former position as the Acting Director of the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), where he supervised test and evaluation strategic planning at DoD, and provided oversight of DoD test and evaluation ranges. The National Academies has determined that Mr. Hinton’s experience and expertise is necessary for the committee to accomplish the task for which it has been established. The National Academies could not find another available individual with the equivalent and recent experience and who does not have a conflict of interest. Therefore, the National Academies has concluded that the conflict is unavoidable. The National Academies believes that Mr. Hinton would serve effectively as a member of the study committee, and the committee can produce an objective report, taking into account the composition of the committee, the work to be performed, and the procedures to be followed in completing the study.