Philip Coyle martha.krebs@worldnet.att.net Philip E. Coyle III is a Senior Advisor to the President of the Center for Defense Information and an independent defense consultant. He is a recognized expert on In 2005, Mr. Coyle served on the nine-member Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission, appointed by President George W. Bush and nominated by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. The Commission was responsible for determining those Beginning in late 2004, Mr. Coyle served on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Base Support and Retention Council, from which he resigned to serve on the President's Commission. From September 1994 through January 2001, Mr. Coyle was Assistant Secretary of Defense and Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, in the Department of Defense, and is the longest serving Director in the 20-year history of the Office. In this capacity, he was the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense on test and evaluation in the DOD. At the DOD, Mr. Coyle's responsibilities included stewardship of the As Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Mr. Coyle had responsibility for overseeing the test and evaluation of over 200 major defense acquisition systems. This included reporting to the Secretary of Defense and to Congress on the adequacy of the DOD testing programs, and on the results from those testing programs. Mr. Coyle was called upon regularly to testify before Congress and to brief Congressional staff on the status of major defense acquisition programs. Mr. Coyle has 40 years experience in research, development, and testing matters. From 1959 to 1979, and again from 1981 to 1993, Mr. Coyle worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in During the Carter Administration, Mr. Coyle served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs in the Department of Energy (DOE). In this capacity he had oversight responsibility for the nuclear weapons testing programs of the Department. Aviation Week Magazine named Mr. Coyle as one of its Laurels honorees for the year 2000, a select group of people recognized for outstanding contributions in aerospace. In September 2000 the International Test and Evaluation Association awarded Mr. Coyle the Allan R. Matthews Award, its highest award, for his contributions to the management and technology of test and evaluation. In March 2001, Mr. Coyle received the Hollis Award from the National Defense Industrial Association for his lifelong achievement in defense test and evaluation. Mr. Coyle was awarded the Defense Distinguished Service Medal by Secretary Perry, and the Bronze Palm of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal by Secretary Cohen. Mr. Coyle graduated from |
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