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For over 200 years, dedicated professionals have helped our warfighters get equipment 

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they needed to defend our country.

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Today, Defense Contract Management Agency personnel around the world oversee production of some of the nation’s greatest logistical 

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assets. 

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We oversee the production of fighter jets, high-powered radars, ground warfare systems and more. 

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DCMA’s role in the acquisition process supports modern defense and it will shape the vision of our future. 

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But, let us not forget the history of what led us here and how it built the foundations for where we are going.

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In 1775, the first Quartermaster General of the Continental Army purchased muskets with limited budget and time to equip soldiers. 

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During the War of 1812, the Quartermaster Department was officially established to aid the Secretary of War in buying, inspecting and 

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distributing equipment. 

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Fast forward to the World Wars of the early twentieth century, which created a boom in defense buying. 

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This was followed by a rapid increase in spending to support space and missile systems to prepare for the Cold War threats.

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The shared frustrations of federal executives during those decades led the government to establish Project 60. 

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This initiative recommended that almost all defense contracting activities be combined under one agency. 

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This consolidation effort of Project 60 saved the defense budget hundreds of millions of dollars. 

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The modern era of acquisition insight began with the establishment of the Defense Supply Agency, 

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which later became the Defense Logistics Agency. 

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DLA assumed control of logistics and contracting efforts for the Department of Defense.

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In 1990, a separate command known as the Defense Contract Management Command, was created under DLA to focus solely on 

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contracting. 

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Ten years later, on March 27, 2000, DCMC was removed from DLA and became the 

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independent Defense Contract Management Agency. 

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For the past two decades, DCMA has been a valued member of our national defense team. 

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Each year, we deliver more than 500 million items to the warfighter, including hundreds of aircraft, ground combat vehicles, missiles, 

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small arms and communication systems. Each piece of equipment is essential to our national defense.

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We also ensure contractors get paid by authorizing approximately $600 million in payments every business day. 

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This year, we’re looking back on our history, but every day we look to our future. 

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Today we oversee contracts for cutting-edge items like the Joint Strike Fighter, Air Force One and the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. 

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We’re involved in the earliest stages of the next wave of defense equipment, from future weapon systems to the software needed to 

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run them. 

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This is our mission now. This is our mission for tomorrow. This is DCMA.

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