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Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment

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The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment (abbreviated ASA (IE&E)) is a civilian office within the United States Department of the Army.

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
Seal of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
Flag of an Assistant Secretary of the Army[1]
since April 4, 2022
United States Department of the Army
StyleMr. Secretary
The Honorable
(formal address in writing)
Reports toSecretary of the Army
Under Secretary of the Army
SeatThe Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
NominatorThe President with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrument10. U.S.C. § 7016
FormationDecember 7, 1984
First holderJohn W. Shannon
SuccessionJoint 18th in SecDef succession in seniority of appointment
DeputyPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary
SalaryExecutive Schedule, Level IV[2][3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Rachel Jacobson, a lawyer and former Obama-era Deputy General Counsel for Environment, Energy and Installations is the current ASA (IE&E); she was sworn in on April 4, 2022.[4]

Roles and responsibilities

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The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment) is the primary advisor to the Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff, Army on all United States Army matters related to infrastructure, installation policy, oversight and coordination of energy security, environmental management, safety and occupational health. The ASA (IE&E) is also responsible for policy and oversight of sustainability, safety, occupational health, and environmental initiatives; resource management including design, military construction, operations and maintenance; Base Realignment and Closure; privatization of Army family housing, lodging, real estate, and utilities; and the Army's installations safety and occupational health programs.[5]

Organization

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The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment oversees the following positions:

  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Housing & Partnerships
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy and Sustainability
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategic Integration

Office holders

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Portrait Name Tenure SecArmy(s) Served Under President(s) Served Under
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Logistics and Environment
  John W. Shannon[6] December 7, 1984–August 13, 1989 John O. Marsh, Jr. Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
  Susan M. Livingstone[7] 1989–January 20, 1993 Michael P. W. Stone George H. W. Bush
  Robert M. Walker[8] March 17, 1994–June 9, 1998 Togo D. West Jr. Bill Clinton
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment
  Mahlon Apgar, IV[9] June 9, 1998–January 20, 2001 Louis Caldera Bill Clinton
  Mario P. Fiori[10] August 13, 2001–December 15, 2003 Thomas E. White George W. Bush
Keith E. Eastin[11] July 29, 2005–January 20, 2007 Francis J. Harvey George W. Bush
  Katherine G. Hammack[12] June 28, 2010–September 30, 2010 John M. McHugh Barack Obama
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
  Katherine G. Hammack[12] October 1, 2010–January 20, 2017 John M. McHugh
Eric Fanning 		Barack Obama
  J. Randall Robinson[13] January 20, 2017–October 16, 2017
–
 Donald Trump
  Jordan Gillis[14] October 16, 2017–January 10, 2019 Mark Esper Donald Trump
  Alex A. Beehler[15] January 10, 2019–January 20, 2021 Mark Esper
Ryan D. McCarthy 		Donald Trump
  Jack Surash[16]
Senior Official Performing the Duties of 		January 20, 2021–October 3, 2021 Christine Wormuth Joe Biden
  Paul Farnan[17]
Acting 		October 4, 2021–April 4, 2022 Christine Wormuth Joe Biden
  Rachel Jacobson[4] April 4, 2022–present Christine Wormuth Joe Biden

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

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Portrait Name Tenure ASA (IE&E)(s) Served Under SecArmy(s) Served Under President(s) Served Under
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
  L. Jerry Hansen[18] June 2010–2012 Katherine G. Hammack John M. McHugh Barack Obama
  J. Randall Robinson[13] June 1, 2012–July 2018 Katherine G. Hammack John M. McHugh
Mark Esper 		Barack Obama
Donald Trump
  Jordan Gillis[19] January 10, 2019–March 2020 Alex A. Beehler Mark Esper
Ryan D. McCarthy 		Donald Trump
  Bryan M. Gossage[20] May 18, 2020–January 20, 2021 Alex A. Beehler Ryan D. McCarthy Donald Trump
  Carla K. Coulson
Acting 		January 20, 2021–October 3, 2021 Jack Surash Christine Wormuth Joe Biden
  Jack Surash[21]
Acting 		October 4, 2021–April 4, 2022 Paul Farnan Christine Wormuth Joe Biden
  Paul Farnan[22] April 4, 2022–present Rachel Jacobson Christine Wormuth Joe Biden

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health
Incumbent
Amy L. Borman[23]
since March 2020
United States Department of the Army
Reports toASA (IE&E)
AppointerUnited States Secretary of the Army[24]
Term lengthNo fixed term
DeputyMilitary Deputy (Colonel)[25]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health (abbreviated DASA-ESOH) is one of the four deputy assistant secretaries that report to the ASA (IE&E).

Roles and responsibilities

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The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health serves to coordinate the army's environmental programs, through providing policy, programming, and oversight. The DASA also serves as the primary advisor to army commanders on Environment, Safety and Occupational Health matters, along with executing the Army's arms control program.[26]

Organization

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In order to achieve its goals, the ASDA oversees a number of specialist directorates and organizations; these are:

  • Munitions & Chemical Matters Directorate – is the primary advisor on the environmental, safety and occupational health aspects of explosive and toxic military chemicals. The directorate's scope includes: operational ranges, historic sea disposal of munitions, and life-cycle munitions management.[27] The directorate exercises control over a number of, both cross-service DoD and US Army, programs; these being:
    • Department of Defense Explosives Safety Management Program[28]
    • Department of Defense Recovered Chemical Warfare Materiel Program[29]
    • Department of Defense Chemical Demilitarization Program
    • Army 3Rs (Recognize, Retreat, Report) Explosives Safety Education Program[30]
    • Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Project (controlled by CMA)[31][32]
    • Sea-Disposed Chemical Warfare Material Program[33]
    • Low-Level Radioactive Waste Program
  • Environmental Quality Directorate – controls army programs relating to natural resource and cultural resource legal requirements, as well as Native American affairs, including legal, treaty, and trust responsibilities. Furthermore, the directorate undertakes work in the fields of air, water, and waste legal requirements, environmental impact analysis, and environmental program performance auditing.[34] The directorate's programs include:
    • Army Conservation Program
    • Army Environmental Compliance Program
  • Restoration Directorate – is responsible for overseeing and controlling the cleanup of past contamination for which the Army is deemed responsible, 'at a at a facility or site owned, leased, or possessed by the Army within the United States at the time of actions leading to contamination.'[35] The directorate overseas the following programs:
    • Base Realignment and Closure Restoration Program[36]
      • Installation Restoration Program[37]
      • Military Munitions Response Program[38]
      • Building Demolition/Debris Removal Program
    • Formerly Used Defense Sites Program[39]
    • Army Compliance Cleanup Program[40]
    • Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement Program[41]
    • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry[42]
  • Safety Directorate – sets policy and standards relating to Department of the Army safety matters and the Army Safety Program; proposes safety programming and funding; and provides safety program management and oversight.[43]
  • Occupational & Environmental Health Directorate – provides oversight, management, and coordination of OEH programs and services.[44]
  • Technology Directorate – advises on policy in relation to environmental technology needs and requirements.[45]
    • Environmental Information Technology Management Program
    • National Defense Center for Energy and Environment
    • Army Environmental Quality Technology Program
    • US/German Data Exchange Agreement for Environmental Technology
    • Western Hemisphere Information Exchange Program
  • Department of Defense Unexploded Ordnance Center of Excellence

Office holders

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Portrait Name Tenure ASA (IE&E)(s) Served Under SecArmy(s) Served Under President(s) Served Under
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health
  Hershell E. Wolfe[46] April 10, 2011–May 2015 Katherine G. Hammack John M. McHugh Barack Obama
  Eugene Collins June 15, 2015–November 2019 Eric Fanning John McHugh
Mark Esper 		Donald Trump
  Amy L. Borman March 2020–present Alex A. Beehler Ryan D. McCarthy
Christine Wormuth 		Donald Trump
Joe Biden

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Housing and Partnerships

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Housing and Partnerships
Incumbent
Carla K. Coulson
since October 2020[47]
United States Department of the Army
Reports toASA (IE&E)
AppointerUnited States Secretary of the Army[24]
Term lengthNo fixed term
WebsiteOfficial website

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Housing and Partnerships (abbreviated DASA-IH&P) is one of the four deputy assistant secretaries that report to the ASA (IE&E).

Roles and responsibilities

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The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Housing and Partnerships serves to provide assistance, advice, policy, programming, and oversight, of all matters relating to army installations, including: real estate, military construction, engineering, housing, and base realignments and closures. All of this seeks to create sustainable installations to support the army's mission, along with provide an excellent quality of life for serving personnel and their families.[48]

Organization

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  • Residential Communities Initiative[49]
  • Privatization of Army Lodging Program[50]
  • Office of Historic Properties & Partnerships – raises awareness , renovates, restores, and preserves the army's inventory of historic buildings.[51]

Office holders

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Portrait Name Tenure ASA (IE&E)(s) Served Under SecArmy(s) Served Under President(s) Served Under
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Housing and Partnerships
  Joseph F. Calcara March 2008–March 2012 Katherine G. Hammack Pete Geren
John M. McHugh 		Barack Obama
Position vacant
  Paul D. Cramer[52] June 30, 2013–September 2020 Katherine G. Hammack
Alex A. Beehler 		John M. McHugh
Eric Fanning
Mark Esper
Ryan D. McCarthy 		Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Scott Chamberlain[53] September 2020–October 2020 Alex A. Beehler Ryan D. McCarthy Donald Trump
  Carla K. Coulson[47] October 2020–present Alex A. Beehler Ryan D. McCarthy
Christine Wormuth 		Donald Trump
Joe Biden

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy and Sustainability

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy and Sustainability
Incumbent
Christine Ploschke
Acting 
since August 2022
United States Department of the Army
Reports toASA (IE&E)
AppointerUnited States Secretary of the Army[24]
Term lengthNo fixed term
WebsiteOfficial website

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy and Sustainability (abbreviated DASA-E&S) is one of the four deputy assistant secretaries that report to the ASA (IE&E).

Roles and responsibilities

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The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy and Sustainability serves to provide assistance, advice, policy, programming, and oversight, of all matters relating to the army's ability to access energy and water, in order to enhance the army's operational capabilities, enhance the current facilities, and support the state of readiness.[54]

Organization

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  • Office of Energy Initiatives – serves to oversee, develop, implement large-scale energy projects related to army installations.[55]

Office holders

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Portrait Name Tenure ASA (IE&E)(s) Served Under SecArmy(s) Served Under President(s) Served Under
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy and Sustainability
  Richard G. Kidd IV[56] October 25, 2010–July 2016[57] Katherine G. Hammack John M. McHugh
Eric Fanning 		Barack Obama
  Jack Surash[58] September 2016–January 20, 2021 Katherine G. Hammack
Alex A. Beehler 		Eric Fanning
Mark Esper
Ryan D. McCarthy 		Barack Obama
Donald Trump
  Michael F. McGhee[59] January 20, 2021–March 24, 2021 Jack Surash John E. Whitley Joe Biden
  Christine Ploschke March 24, 2021–April 2, 2022 Jack Surash
Paul Farnan 		John E. Whitley
Christine Wormuth 		Joe Biden
  Jack Surash April 4, 2022-July 2022 Rachel Jacobson Christine Wormuth Joe Biden
  Christine Ploschke August 2022–present Rachel Jacobson Christine Wormuth Joe Biden

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategic Integration

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategic Integration
United States Department of the Army
Reports toASA (IE&E)
AppointerUnited States Secretary of the Army[24]
Term lengthNo fixed term
AbolishedJune 30, 2021
WebsiteOfficial website

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategic Integration (abbreviated DASA-SI) was one of the four deputy assistant secretaries that reported to the ASA (IE&E). On June 30, 2021, the office was downgraded to a directorate reporting to the PDASA (IE&E).[60]

Roles and responsibilities

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The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategic Integration served to integrate strategic installation, environmental and energy policy initiatives and requirements, mustered by the other three deputy assistant secretaries, into the Department of Defense and Army planning processes, and other areas of governance.[61]

Organization

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  • Quality of Life Task Force
  • COVID-19 Lessons Learned
  • Installations of the Future Initiative
  • Regional Environmental and Energy Offices[62]
    • Regional Environmental and Energy Office–Northern
    • Regional Environmental and Energy Office–Southern
    • Regional Environmental and Energy Office–Central
    • Regional Environmental and Energy Office–Western
  • Army Environmental Policy Institute

Office holders

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Portrait Name Tenure ASA (IE&E)(s) Served Under SecArmy(s) Served Under President(s) Served Under
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategic Integration
  Mark D. Rocke 2008–2015 Barack Obama
  John Pellegrino June 2015–January 2017 Katherine G. Hammack John M. McHugh
Eric Fanning 		Barack Obama
  Richard G. Kidd IV February 2017–January 20, 2021 Alex A. Beehler Mark Esper
Ryan D. McCarthy 		Donald Trump
  John R. Thompson January 20, 2021–March 2021
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–
 Joe Biden
  Shelley A. Richardson[63] March 2021–June 30, 2021
–
 John E. Witley
Christine Wormuth 		Joe Biden

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