Office of the DA&M Overview

Mission

The Director of Administration and Management (DA&M) has three broad missions in support of the SecWar, DepSecWar, the Office of the Secretary of War, tenants of the Pentagon Reservation, and specified activities: (1) Principal Staff Assistant and advisor to the SecWar and DepSecWar on specified organizational, management, and administrative matters. (2) Administrative services agent in the National Capital Region (NCR) and senior official responsible for the Pentagon Reservation. (3) Security, law enforcement, and emergency management provider for the Pentagon, and designated DoW facilities in the NCR. The DA&M exercises authority, direction, and control over the ODA&M directors, Director of Washington Headquarters Services, and the Director of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency. The DA&M proactively engages partners and stakeholders in the management, governance, services, and continuity of operational functions of the DoW Headquarters.

Organization

ABOUT

The Director of Administration & Management (DA&M) is the Principal Staff Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of War for organizational and management matters, including being designated as the Department’s Performance Improvement Officer, Defense Reform Lead and the Chief Information Officer for OSW. The DA&M manages the Pentagon Reservation, including all construction, renovation, facility operations, maintenance, information technology, and security in order to provide administrative, personnel, and budget support to OSW, select Defense Agencies, and DoW personnel assigned to the National Capital Region. The DA&M also exercises the authority, direction, and control over the Washington Headquarters Services and the Pentagon Force Protection Agency.

The DA&M's responsibilities are codified in DoW Directive 5105.53.

ODA&M's internal site for its members is located Here (CAC Enabled).