Editing Office of Net Assessment (section)

== Function ==
According to Defense Directive 5111.11, the Director shall develop and coordinate net assessments of the standing, trends, and future prospects of [[U.S. military]] capabilities and military potential in comparison with those of other countries or groups of countries in order to identify emerging or future threats or opportunities for the United States.<ref>[[Defense Technical Information Center]] (DTIC), [https://web.archive.org/web/20110322204904/http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/511111p.pdf "Defense Directive 5111.11"], December 23, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://odam.defense.gov/omp/pubs/GuideBook/DNA.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828031013/http://odam.defense.gov/omp/pubs/GuideBook/DNA.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 August 2010|title=Director of Net Assessment|date=28 August 2010|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref> [[Paul Bracken]] explains that it is important to have a good grasp of net assessment because it is an "important part of the language spoken by leaders in the higher levels of DOD" and officers who lack familiarity "will be at a disadvantage in communicating with the civilian leadership".<ref name=bracken>{{cite journal|last=Bracken|first=Paul|title=Net Assessment: A Practical Guide|journal=Parameters|volume=36|date=Spring 2006|pages=90–100|url=http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/parameters/articles/06spring/bracken.pdf|author-link=Paul Bracken|access-date=2014-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830142229/http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/parameters/articles/06spring/bracken.pdf|archive-date=2018-08-30|url-status=dead}}</ref>