Sarah Standard

Sarah Standard is the executive director for Developmental Test, Evaluation, and Assessments in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), with extensive experience in cybersecurity, information warfare, and developmental test and evaluation. She spearheads the development of crucial cyber DT&E policy and guidance, coordinates across OSD offices and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) component engineering and cybersecurity teams to implement DoD acquisition cyber processes and guidance, oversees a team to analyze cyber requirements and DT&E plans and data, and sponsors and advises key communities of practice. Ms. Standard is a retired Navy Captain and U.S. Naval Academy graduate and holds an M.A. in applied mathematics from the University of Maryland.