Defense Contract Management Agency

06/11/2026

As our nation's 250th anniversary approaches, we're highlighting 10 key moments in defense acquisition history.
In the early 1960s Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara established Project 60 to bring contracting uniformity to the Defense Department. The effort consolidated most defense contract management offices for all services under the Defense Supply Agency (now called Defense Logistics Agency or DLA).

The new organization's work was called Defense Contract Administration Services (DCAS), the earliest prototype of today's DCMA.

Through Project 60, NASA also became the largest non-defense user of DCAS. This relationship continues between DCMA and NASA, celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

https://www.dcma.mil/News/Article-View/Article/4396043/dcma-team-witnesses-h
istory-reflects-on-support-for-artemis-ii-mission/

06/09/2026

showcases the Defense Contract Management Agency’s experienced and dedicated workforce and highlights what being a part of the national defense team means to them. Today, Xanthos Stormbreaker shares his story.

Xanthos Stormbreaker interned at the agency before officially joining in 2025.

06/08/2026

is announcing a new Senior Executive Service assignment.
David Catanoso will be executive director of the DCMA Information Technology Directorate and the agency’s chief information officer effective June 14. Catanoso has more than 30 years of experience across the IT spectrum, as well as extensive experience in the private sector where his leadership roles spread beyond IT and into operations and customer service.

Catanoso will lead the agency’s efforts to secure, modernize and automate its systems.

06/06/2026

Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy in 1944 to execute the D-Day invasion which changed the course of World War II. The successful operation was not without incredible sacrifice. 4,414 allied troops gave their lives in support of the effort. We honor all those who gave some, and those who sacrificed all in support of our Nation's defense.

06/05/2026

Mid-Atlantic provides contract administration services in support of eight major defense acquisition programs, spanning approximately 7,000 contracts valued in excess of $43 billion. The DCMA Mid-Atlantic north-side Pittsburgh team’s 270 years of expertise plays a vital role in the quality and timely delivery of key warfighter systems. While far from an exhaustive list, a fraction of their daily oversight includes bunker buster casings, aircraft and rotorcraft components, transparent armor, parachute delivery system components, naval ship shafts, and specialized munitions components.
U.S. Department of War

The DCMA Mid-Atlantic team totals 270 years of professional experience.

06/04/2026

As our nation's 250th anniversary approaches, we're highlighting 10 key moments in defense acquisition history.

In January 1942, less than a month after the U.S. entered World War II, the newly created War Production Board began establishing priorities for military and civilian use of materials and supplies, and policies for war procurement.

During the war, the U.S. produced thousands of ships, around 300,000 aircraft and 2.5 million ground vehicles.

Lessons learned during the war led to the Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947, which standardized purchasing methods for the military departments. This in turn led to the Armed Services Procurement Regulation, later renamed the Defense Acquisition Regulation, which became the backbone of defense acquisition for the next 30 years.

https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/story/article/2128446/during-wwii-industries-transitioned-from-peacetime-to-wartime-production/

06/03/2026

Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Babatunji Akande is the senior enlisted advisor to the director, Navy Vice Adm. Stephen Tedford. Akande is proud to serve his country and recently reflected on what the United States 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence meant to him.

“We have come a long way, and we can only go further together,” said Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Babatunji Akande.

06/02/2026

showcases the Defense Contract Management Agency’s experienced and dedicated workforce and highlights what being a part of the national defense team means to them. Today, Alfonso Laxamana shares his story.

Alfonso Laxamana joined the agency 10 years ago.

05/29/2026

Leading up to our nation’s semiquincentennial, launched a campaign to highlight its team members’ dedication and expertise.

With a combined 255 years of experience, this team of DCMA Missiles Tucson professionals are trained and focused on agency and U.S. Department of War mission priorities. The office manages over 3,000 contracts valued at $153 billion across 30+ programs, specifically supporting five DOW critical munition initiatives for the joint force and active combat operations, including the recent Operation Midnight Hammer and Operation Epic Fury.
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DCMA Missiles Tucson team totals 255 years of professional experience

05/28/2026

As our nation's 250th anniversary approaches, we're highlighting 10 key moments in defense acquisition history.

As World War II swept through Europe in the late 1930s and early '40s, the U.S. defense industry was growing, and along with it concerns of war profiteering and waste.

On March 1, 1941, the Senate Special Committee to Investigate Contracts Under the National Defense Program was established, later known as the Truman Committee, after its chair then-Senator Harry Truman. The effort was one of the first large-scale government defense acquisition oversight projects and is credited with saving more than $10 billion.

By the end of 1941, the U.S. had entered the war, and a flurry of regulatory acts and boards followed to spur domestic defense production as never before.

https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/investigations/truman.htm