Defense Department Stands Up Contract Management Agency

By Thomas Duffy / April 3, 2000 at 5:00 AM
The Defense Department announced today the establishment of the Defense Contract Management Agency, which will have responsibility for all DOD contract management. The new agency was formerly known as the Defense Contract Management Command, a subordinate command of the Defense Logistics Agency. In its new entity, the agency will be under the authority of the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics. The DCMA is made up of all of the employees and resources of the former DCMC,...

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