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Operational Test and Evaluation

What to Consider in a Test & Evaluation Strategy

By Christine Garrett

Oct. 15, 2025

Training Material

Preface

This document is part of a framework for the T&E of AI-enabled capabilities

CDAO Assessment and Assurance is creating a framework to provide guidance on how to test and evaluate (T&E) AI-enabled capabilities (AIECs).

APPENDIX A - References

See the CDAO A2’s National AI T&E Infrastructure Capability (NAITIC) Gap Study for further detail on how the inclusion of AI in DoD systems affects testing needs.