Honorable Michael Dodd

Michael "Mike" Dodd serves as the Assistant Secretary of War for Critical Technologies (ASW(CT)) in the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (USW(R&E)). As ASW(CT), Dodd advises the USW(R&E) on all matters related to critical technologies and programs that enable the Department's strategic guidance. This responsibility extends to the development of strategies and roadmaps for the Department's research, development, acquisition, and transition of critical technologies to create asymmetric advantages and military superiority for the Nation. Dodd currently oversees three Critical Technology Areas - Contested Logistics (LOG), Quantum Battlefield Information Dominance (QBID), and Scaled Directed Energy (SCADE) - and several enabling programs, including Microelectronics, Space Technology, Nuclear Command, Control and Communications, Advanced Computing and Software, and Anomalous Health Incidents. Additionally, Dodd maintains R&E's Internatio