Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation

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United States Department of Defense office government organization

The Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation is a senior U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for providing independent analysis of defense programs, budgets, and costs to inform high-level strategic and resource decisions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation	4
Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation canonical	2
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation	1
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office	1
Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T818317 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
Context triple: [Office of the Secretary of Defense, oversees, Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation]

A. Office of the Director
The Office of the Director is the senior leadership body of the Central Intelligence Agency responsible for overall strategic direction, management, and oversight of the agency’s intelligence activities.
B. Office of the Director
The Office of the Director is the senior leadership office within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency responsible for overall strategic direction, policy oversight, and organizational management.
C. Office of Evaluation Sciences
The Office of Evaluation Sciences is a U.S. federal government team that applies behavioral and social science research methods to improve public programs and policies.
D. Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management
The Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice that oversees audits, evaluations, and performance management to ensure accountability and effective use of resources within the Office of Justice Programs.
E. Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
The Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is the senior U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for overseeing military procurement, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment of defense systems and supplies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
Target entity description: The Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation is a senior U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for providing independent analysis of defense programs, budgets, and costs to inform high-level strategic and resource decisions.

A. Office of the Director
The Office of the Director is the senior leadership office within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency responsible for overall strategic direction, policy oversight, and organizational management.
B. Office of the Director
The Office of the Director is the senior leadership body of the Central Intelligence Agency responsible for overall strategic direction, management, and oversight of the agency’s intelligence activities.
C. Office of Evaluation Sciences
The Office of Evaluation Sciences is a U.S. federal government team that applies behavioral and social science research methods to improve public programs and policies.
D. Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management
The Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice that oversees audits, evaluations, and performance management to ensure accountability and effective use of resources within the Office of Justice Programs.
E. Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
The Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is the senior U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for overseeing military procurement, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment of defense systems and supplies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Defense office ⓘ government organization ⓘ
advises	Deputy Secretary of Defense ⓘ Secretary of Defense ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Defense other senior Department of Defense leaders ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
focusesOn	cost-effectiveness of defense programs ⓘ long-term defense resource planning ⓘ trade-offs among defense capabilities ⓘ
goal	ensure affordability of defense programs ⓘ improve efficiency of defense spending ⓘ provide objective analytic support for strategic decisions ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	ODCAPE ⓘ
hasHead	Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation ⓘ linked to: Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
hasParentOrganization	Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ
hasPredecessor	Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation ⓘ linked to: Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
hasShortName	Director, CAPE ⓘ Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation ⓘ linked to: Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalBasis	10 U.S.C. § 139 ⓘ Title 10, United States Code ⓘ linked to: Title 10 of the United States Code
locatedIn	Arlington, Virginia ⓘ The Pentagon ⓘ linked to: Pentagon
oversees	analysis of alternatives for major defense investments ⓘ independent cost estimates for major defense acquisition programs ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense
positionRank	Presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed official ⓘ
reportsTo	Deputy Secretary of Defense ⓘ linked to: United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Secretary of Defense ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Defense
responsibleFor	analysis of defense budgets ⓘ analysis of defense resource allocation ⓘ development of analytic methods for cost estimation ⓘ development of analytic methods for program evaluation ⓘ independent analysis of defense programs ⓘ independent cost assessment of Department of Defense programs ⓘ program evaluation of major defense acquisition programs ⓘ programmatic analysis for the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution process ⓘ support to the Quadrennial Defense Review ⓘ supporting senior leadership decisions on force structure ⓘ supporting senior leadership decisions on modernization ⓘ supporting senior leadership decisions on readiness ⓘ
subjectArea	cost analysis ⓘ defense economics ⓘ program evaluation ⓘ
usesProcess	Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution system ⓘ linked to: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System
worksWith	Defense Agencies ⓘ Joint Staff ⓘ Military Departments ⓘ linked to: United States military departments

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of the Secretary of Defense → oversees → Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation ⓘ

Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation → hasShortName → Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation ⓘ