Reorganization Pays Off.

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A reorganization of Defense Department test and evaluation operations over the past year has "dramatically improved" the department's ability to address the declining state of testing for new military technology, said Philip E. Coyle III, director of operational test and evaluation.

In 1999, Defense Secretary Cohen consolidated most of test and evaluation functions within Coyle's office, he explained to reporters. Coyle's office now oversees test ranges and facilities with a total of 18,000 square miles of...