Joint Advisory Committee

Under the terms of Lincoln Laboratory's charter as a Department of Defense 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 Defense. The JAC, chaired by the Assistant Secretary of Defense 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.

Dr. JihFen Lei  — Chair
Acting Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Research and Technology

Dr. Stefanie Tompkins
Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Mr. Frederick J. Stefany
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition

Vice Admiral Jon Hill
Director, Missile Defense Agency

Mr. Douglas R. Bush
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology

Brigadier General Heather L. Pringle
Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory

Ms. Darlene Costello
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

Dr. Christopher Scolese
Director, National Reconnaissance Office

Ms. Kathy Watern
Executive Director, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

Joint Advisory Committee Executive Group

The Joint Advisory Committee Executive Group 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 Heather L. Pringle — Chair
Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory

Ms. Kathy Watern – Vice Chair
Executive Director, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

Dr. Susan Durham
Director, Advanced Systems and Technology, National Reconnaissance Office

Rear Admiral Lorin C. Selby
Chief of Naval Research

General Paul M. Nakasone
Director, National Security Agency

Dr. Mark Rosker
Director, Microsystems Technology Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Dr. Shari Seth
Acting Program Executive for Advanced Technology, Missile Defense Agency

Mr. Jeffrey Singleton
Director for Technology, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology