Dana Johnson, PhD
DSS 709
Professional Experience
Deputy Director, National Security Space Policy, Office of Missile Defense and Space Policy, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance , 2011-Present
Senior Advisor, Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, U.S. Department of State, 2010-2011
Northrop Grumman Analysis Center, Senior Analyst, 2003-2010
Missouri State University, Graduate Department of Defense and Strategic Studies Faculty, 2006-Present
- DSS 709: Space Technologies and Security
Georgetown University, Adjunct Professor, 2001-Present
- Space Technologies and Security
Policy Analyst/Political Scientist, RAND, 1990-2003
Project AIR FORCE Liaison to the Pentagon, RAND, 1994-1996
Recent Research, Analysis, and Activities
National and Military Space Policy and Programs. For over 30 years, has participated in a number of studies analyzing different aspects of space policy, programs, operations, and agencies. Specific topics include:
- National and international space policy, transparency and confidence-building measures, and the long-term sustainability of the space environment;
- Space control, space situational awareness, space weapons, military space doctrine, and anti-satellite policy; industry’s contributions to these areas;
- Contribution of space systems to theater operations and ballistic missile defense;
- Evolution of deterrence, strategic nuclear forces, missile defenses, space systems, and “offense-defense integration” in the 2006 and 2010 Quadrennial Defense Reviews (QDR);
- Impact of treaties and arms control on military space operations.
Education: Ph.D., International Relations, University of Southern California, 1987; M.A., International Studies, The American University, 1979; A.B., Governement, University of Redlands, 1974.