Contract administration within DoD has been studied and modified for many years. In the early 1960s, a study was commissioned by the Secretary of Defense to examine the entire DoD contracting process. Known as "Project 60," the findings pointed to numerous benefits of consolidating contract administration and audit. At that time, each defense agency and military service was administering and auditing its own contracts, which resulted in a great amount of duplicate effort. Many of the contract administration responsibilities were eventually moved to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). However, the military services continued to retain oversight of the major weapon systems acquisition programs.
Defense Contract Management Command
The contract administration process was again reviewed in 1989. Citing continued problems with the manner in which the services were administering contracts, a Defense Management Review Decision (DMRD) 916 recommended the establishment of a joint command to administer defense contracts, to ensure that consistent policies and standards were applied to the defense acquisition process. DCMC was established as a command within the Defense Logistics Agency in February 1990 to satisfy the findings of DMRD 916.
DCMC transition to DCMA
On March 27, 2000, DCMC was renamed as the Defense Contract Management Agency and established independently from DLA. In DoD Directive 5105.64, the Deputy Secretary of Defense formally established the mission, responsibilities and functions of DCMA; save for 18 specific exceptions detailed in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, DoD activities normally delegate a wide variety of contract administration functions to DCMA.
According to the DoD's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Estimate, DCMA had 10,637 civilian and 472 military personnel, located in over 740 locations, managing over 19,000 contractors and nearly 350,000 active contracts. The operations and maintenance budget estimate for fiscal year 2015 was approximately $1.3 billion.[3] By 2019, those numbers changed slightly. As of 14 January 2019, DCMA had 11,641 civilians and 552 military assigned. Number of contractors and number of active contracts remained roughly constant. Total contracts serviced were valued at $5.2 trillion and authorized contractor payments per day was valued at $678 million.[4]
DCMA Seal, Badge, and Lapel Pin
Defense Contract Management Agency Seal
The DCMA Seal is pictured above. The eagle represents courage, honor, and dedicated service to the United States, represented by the shield of thirteen pieces. The thirteen pieces of the shield represent the original thirteen colonies that became the first thirteen states. The thirteen pieces are joined together by the blue chief, representing Congress. The eagle is clutching thirteen arrows and an olive branch with thirteen leaves and thirteen olives, similar to the Great Seal of the United States. The eagle is superimposed atop a map of the world, representing DCMA's global mission. The rays emanating from the center to the thirteen stars represent glory. The color blue matches the canton of the American flag and signifies vigilance, perseverance, and justice. The circle shape and blue color are also reminiscent of the official seal of the Department of Defense.[4]
DCMA Duty Badges and Lapel Pin
In 2018, DCMA and the military services (the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, and US Marine Corps—as the US Space Force did not exist in 2018) approved a duty badge for military personnel to wear while assigned to DCMA. A similar lapel pin version is also available for civilian employees (and military not in uniform). The badge and lapel pin were designed by The Institute Of Heraldry (TIOH), working at the direction of military officers assigned to DCMA. Those officers directed the badge and lapel pin be reminiscent of the DCMA Seal and they wrote the heraldry of the Seal (above) as part of the badge/pin approval process. Then-Director of DCMA, United States Air Force Lieutenant General Wendy M. Masiello approved the badge and pin for DCMA. Ultimately, TIOH approved the badge and pin as an official insignia for the US military and the individual Services approved the badge for wear on military uniforms.[5]
List of DCMA Directors
Air Force Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Malishenko , March 2000[6]
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Not to be confused with Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA The Defense Contract Management Agency DCMA is an agency of the United States federal government reporting to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment It is responsible for administering contracts for the Department of Defense DoD and other authorized federal agencies Its headquarters is located at Fort Lee Virginia DCMA sometimes handles Foreign Military Sales contracts Defense Contract Management AgencyAgency overviewFormed2000HeadquartersFort Lee Virginia United StatesEmployees11 641 civilian552 militaryAnnual budget 1 4 billionAgency executiveArmy Lt Gen David G BassettWebsitedcma wbr mil Contents 1 History 2 Defense Contract Management Command 3 DCMC transition to DCMA 4 DCMA Seal Badge and Lapel Pin 5 List of DCMA Directors 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditContract administration within DoD has been studied and modified for many years In the early 1960s a study was commissioned by the Secretary of Defense to examine the entire DoD contracting process Known as Project 60 the findings pointed to numerous benefits of consolidating contract administration and audit At that time each defense agency and military service was administering and auditing its own contracts which resulted in a great amount of duplicate effort Many of the contract administration responsibilities were eventually moved to the Defense Logistics Agency DLA However the military services continued to retain oversight of the major weapon systems acquisition programs Defense Contract Management Command EditThe contract administration process was again reviewed in 1989 Citing continued problems with the manner in which the services were administering contracts a Defense Management Review Decision DMRD 916 recommended the establishment of a joint command to administer defense contracts to ensure that consistent policies and standards were applied to the defense acquisition process DCMC was established as a command within the Defense Logistics Agency in February 1990 to satisfy the findings of DMRD 916 DCMC transition to DCMA EditOn March 27 2000 DCMC was renamed as the Defense Contract Management Agency and established independently from DLA In DoD Directive 5105 64 the Deputy Secretary of Defense formally established the mission responsibilities and functions of DCMA save for 18 specific exceptions detailed in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DoD activities normally delegate a wide variety of contract administration functions to DCMA The DCMA headquarters moved from a northern Virginia location to Fort Lee Virginia as part of the federal 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process The new headquarters was dedicated as Herbert Homer Hall 1 on September 15 2011 Homer was a DCMA employee killed in the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks 2 According to the DoD s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Estimate DCMA had 10 637 civilian and 472 military personnel located in over 740 locations managing over 19 000 contractors and nearly 350 000 active contracts The operations and maintenance budget estimate for fiscal year 2015 was approximately 1 3 billion 3 By 2019 those numbers changed slightly As of 14 January 2019 DCMA had 11 641 civilians and 552 military assigned Number of contractors and number of active contracts remained roughly constant Total contracts serviced were valued at 5 2 trillion and authorized contractor payments per day was valued at 678 million 4 DCMA Seal Badge and Lapel Pin Edit Defense Contract Management Agency Seal The DCMA Seal is pictured above The eagle represents courage honor and dedicated service to the United States represented by the shield of thirteen pieces The thirteen pieces of the shield represent the original thirteen colonies that became the first thirteen states The thirteen pieces are joined together by the blue chief representing Congress The eagle is clutching thirteen arrows and an olive branch with thirteen leaves and thirteen olives similar to the Great Seal of the United States The eagle is superimposed atop a map of the world representing DCMA s global mission The rays emanating from the center to the thirteen stars represent glory The color blue matches the canton of the American flag and signifies vigilance perseverance and justice The circle shape and blue color are also reminiscent of the official seal of the Department of Defense 4 DCMA Duty Badges and Lapel Pin In 2018 DCMA and the military services the US Army US Navy US Air Force and US Marine Corps as the US Space Force did not exist in 2018 approved a duty badge for military personnel to wear while assigned to DCMA A similar lapel pin version is also available for civilian employees and military not in uniform The badge and lapel pin were designed by The Institute Of Heraldry TIOH working at the direction of military officers assigned to DCMA Those officers directed the badge and lapel pin be reminiscent of the DCMA Seal and they wrote the heraldry of the Seal above as part of the badge pin approval process Then Director of DCMA United States Air Force Lieutenant General Wendy M Masiello approved the badge and pin for DCMA Ultimately TIOH approved the badge and pin as an official insignia for the US military and the individual Services approved the badge for wear on military uniforms 5 List of DCMA Directors EditAir Force Maj Gen Timothy P Malishenko March 2000 6 Army Brig Gen Edward Harrington April 01 2001 Air Force Maj Gen Darryl A Scott 2003 7 Keith Ernst 2006 8 Senior Executive Service United States Charlie Williams Jr 2008 9 Senior Executive Service Air Force Lt Gen Wendy M Masiello June 6 2014 10 11 Navy Vice Adm David H Lewis May 4 2017 12 13 Army Lt Gen David G Bassett June 4 2020 present 14 References Edit Herbert Homer Hall 11 September 2019 Retrieved 13 February 2020 DCMA news release September 1 2011 DCMA to officially open new HQ on Fort Lee Archived from the original on April 7 2015 Retrieved April 3 2015 Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Estimates Defense Contract Management Agency DCMA PDF March 2014 Retrieved July 8 2015 a b DCMA About Us 14 January 2019 Retrieved 19 February 2020 DCMA personnel now authorized to wear new organization badge 1 August 2018 Retrieved 13 February 2020 Major General Timothy P Malishenko Major General Darryl A Scott AllGov Officials Error PDF Lieutenant General Wendy M Masiello LT GEN Masiello takes command of DCMA Navy mil Leadership Biographies Archived from the original on 2020 03 19 Retrieved 2020 05 22 Navy Vice Adm David Lewis takes helm of DCMA Lt Gen David Bassett U S Army External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Defense Contract Management Agency Defense Contract Management Agency Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Defense Contract Management Agency amp oldid 1132067879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
