Chiusa dopo 40 anni l’era di Andrew Marshall (appena andato in pensione) il Pentagono si è messo alla ricerca di un nuovo direttore dell’Office of Net Assessment (ONA). Lo ha fatto con un normalissimo annuncio pubblicato su USAJOBS offrendo uno stipendio tra i 120 ed i 180 mila dollari annui. Qui di seguito uno stralcio dell’avviso dove si evidenziano i compiti ed il ruolo del direttore dell’ONA:

The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource management, and program evaluation responsibilities. OSD includes the Office of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Under Secretaries of Defense, Assistant Secretaries of Defense, General Counsel, and the Deputy Chief Management Officer.

This position is in the Senior Executive Service (SES), a small elite group of top government leaders. SES members possess a diverse portfolio of experiences including strong skills to lead across organizations.
As an executive you will influence the direction of innovation and transformation of the federal government and lead the next generation of public servants.
Section 904 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 directs the establishment of the Office of the Net Assessment (ONA) as an independent organization within the Department of Defense and requires the Director to be a direct report to the Secretary of Defense.
The Director of Net Assessment is the Principal Staff Assistant and advisor to the Secretary of Defense for net assessment matters. The Director’s primary function is to develop assessments that compare the standings, trends, and future prospects of U.S. military capability and military potential with that of other countries.
This position reports to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense.

DUTIES

As directed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of Net Assessment carries out a variety of assignments that are high priority, sensitive, and significant to the Administration, requiring an intimate knowledge of the views and intentions of senior leaders.
Directs and coordinates the performance of working groups, task forces, and other provisional bodies, as appropriate, in the development of net assessments.
The Director may act for the Secretary of Defense as his official representative in a variety of contacts with the White House, Cabinet Members, Intelligence Community, staffs of Congressional Committees, and representatives of foreign countries, industry, and other areas of the private sector in the area of assigned responsibility.
Supports and coordinates the net assessment work of the Department and interagency net assessment groups created from time to time to produce national or joint net assessments.
Leads and manages the ONA in its mission of assessing the future strategic environment. He/she must be positioned to be more integrated with, and responsive to, the needs of the top leadership of the Department, over time, across a spectrum of policy issues and planning scenarios.
Coordinates and integrates the work of the various Department staffs to ensure that appropriate net assessment work is accomplished, that there is no unnecessary duplication of effort among the several staffs, and that net assessment results are suitably summarized for incorporation into the planning and decision making of the Department […]