Editing Office of Net Assessment (section)

== List of directors ==
The Director of Net Assessment was the principal staff assistant and advisor to the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary]] and [[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense|Deputy Secretary of Defense]] on net assessment. [[Andrew Marshall (foreign policy strategist)|Andrew Marshall]] was named its first director, a position he continued to hold under succeeding administrations.<ref name="wapo">{{cite news|last=Whitlock|first=Craig|title=Yoda still standing: Office of Pentagon futurist Andrew Marshall, 92, survives budget ax | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/yoda-still-standing-office-of-pentagon-futurist-andrew-marshall-92-survives-budget-ax/2013/12/04/df99b3c6-5d24-11e3-be07-006c776266ed_story.html|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=December 4, 2013}}</ref> In October 2014, Marshall announced plans to retire in January 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20141017/DEFREG02/310170029/Marshall-Retire-From-Net-Assessment-Office-January |title=Marshall to Retire from Net Assessment Office in January &#124; Defense News &#124; defensenews.com |access-date=2014-10-20 |archive-date=2014-10-23 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141023165331/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20141017/DEFREG02/310170029/Marshall-Retire-From-Net-Assessment-Office-January |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was replaced by Jim Baker in May 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/605502/dod-announces-appointment-of-james-baker-as-director-of-the-office-of-net-asses/|title=DoD Announces Appointment of James Baker as Director of the Office of|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-baker-a616a96|title=Jim Baker, Director of the Office of Net Assessment |website=Linkedin.com|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Andrew Marshall (foreign policy strategist)|Andrew Marshall]], 1973 – January 2, 2015
* [[James H. Baker (DOD)|James H. Baker]], May 14, 2015 – March 13, 2025