The U.S. Space Force has appointed Gillian Bussey, a federal science and technology leader, as deputy chief science officer.
In a LinkedIn post published Tuesday, Bussey said she will serve as deputy to USSF Chief Science Officer Stacie Williams.
According to her profile on the professional networking platform, Bussey most recently worked as an analyst at the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, or CAPE. In this capacity, she was the lead analyst for science and technology issues.
She also served as a special assistant to the U.S. Air Force’s chief scientist and provided advice on hypersonics, nuclear modernization, directed energy and other technical matters.
The former CIA weapons analyst spent nearly four years within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, where she served as director of the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office.