Joint Advisory Committee

Under the terms of Lincoln Laboratory's charter as a Department of War federally funded R&D center, all R&D programs undertaken by the Laboratory must be approved by the Joint Advisory Committee (JAC), which is composed of representatives from various branches of the Department of War. The JAC, chaired by the Assistant Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, oversees the Laboratory's adherence to FFRDC policies and annually reviews the Laboratory’s current five-year plan for technology development programs.

The Honorable Joseph S. Jewell — Chair
Assistant Secretary of War for Science and Technology

Mr. William D. Bailey
Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

Lieutenant General Heath A. Collins
Director, Missile Defense Agency

Mr. Dennis L. D'Angelo — JAC Executive Group Vice Chair
Executive Director, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

The Honorable Brent G. Ingraham
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology 

Mr. William F. Mahan
Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition

Dr. Christopher J. Scolese
Director, National Reconnaissance Office

Brigadier General Douglas P. Wickert — JAC Executive Group Chair
Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory

Mr. Stephen Winchell
Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Joint Advisory Committee Executive Group

The Joint Advisory Committee Executive Group (JAC EG) is made up of representatives from key sponsoring agencies, who assist the Joint Advisory Committee in reviewing technical programs, and from a contracting administrative agency that monitors overall Laboratory operations.

Brigadier General Douglas P. Wickert — JAC EG Chair
Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory

Mr. Dennis L. D'Angelo — JAC EG Vice Chair
Executive Director, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

Mr. Christopher P. Manning
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology

Dr. Whitney Mason
Office Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Director, Microsystems Technology Office

Captain David L. Murray
Assistant Chief of Naval Research, Office of Naval Research

Dr. Jagadeesh Pamulapati
Director, Science and Technology Foundations, OUSW(R&E)

Mr. Scott E. Shifrin
Acting Director, Innovation, Science and Technology, Missile Defense Agency

Dr. Aaron Weiner
Director, Advanced Systems and Technology, National Reconnaissance Office

Mr. Neal L. Ziring
Technical Director, Research Directorate, National Security Agency