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The National Security Engineering Center (NSEC) is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) operated by The MITRE Corporation."Master Government List of Federally Funded R&D Centers". National Science Foundation. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, NSEC provides independent technical expertise and systems engineering support to the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the United States Intelligence Community. Sponsored by the DoD and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, NSEC's mission is to advance national security through research, innovation, and the integration of defense missions and technologies."DoDI 5000.77, DoD Federally Funded Research and Development Center Program" (PDF). December 13, 2019. Dana Keoki Jackson, Ph.D., has served as the head of NSEC since 2021."MITRE Taps Keoki Jackson as SVP, GM". WashingtonExec. April 6, 2021. FFRDCs originated from the academic laboratories and research groups established by the federal government for defense research during World War II. They were formally added to the Federal Register on April 11, 1984."A History of the Department of Defense Federally Funded Research and Development Centers" (PDF). June 1995. p. 18. As private-sector entities operating in the public interest, FFRDCs support inherently governmental functions by conducting long-term research and development. The National Science Foundation is responsible for maintaining the official list of FFRDCs."Master Government List of Federally Funded R&D Centers". National Science Foundation.

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The following Wikipedia contributor has declared a personal or professional connection to the subject of this page. Relevant policies and guidelines may include conflict of interest, autobiography, and neutral point of view. LPFasold (talk · contribs) This user has declared a connection. (Contributor is currently employed with The MITRE Corporation. There is no Wikipedia page for the National Security Engineering Center (NSEC), however there are pages for other FFRDCs such as the National Cybersecurity FFRDC. This submission is given to establish a page for NSEC similar to the National Cybersecurity FFRDC.)