Joe Sciabica, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is director of the sensors directorate, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio and spoke at the September luncheon. The directorate specializes in the science and technology needed for superior U.S. air and space systems for reconnaissance, surveillance, precision engagement and electronic warfare. The directorate's primary areas of technology investment include radio frequency sensors and countermeasures; electro-optical sensors and countermeasures; and automatic target recognition and sensor fusion. These technologies are an enabler for information superiority. Sciabica oversees an annual budget of more than $300 million and directs the activities of approximately 1,000 civilian, military and contractor personnel, including scientists, engineers and a support workforce at three different geographical sites. He also spoke of the 1,200-1,500 jobs coming to WPAFB through the Base Realignment and Closure process in the next three years.

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