= Defense Contract Management Agency = The '''Defense Contract Management Agency''' ('''DCMA''') is a [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfDefense|DOD]] agency that overseas [[UnitedStates/GovernmentContracting|government contracts]]. <> ---- == Composition == The agency is overseen by the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfDefense|undersecretary of Acquisition and Sustainment]]. The agency is led by a '''director''' who conventionally is an officer of the [[UnitedStates/ArmedForces|active duty military]], although acting directors are often not. ---- == History == The '''Defense Contract Management Command''' (DCMC) was founded in 1990 as a component of [[UnitedStates/DefenseLogisticsAgency|DLA]], centralizing all responsibilities relating to [[UnitedStates/GovernmentContracting|government contracts]]. In 2000, the agency was restructured as an agency independent of the DLA and renamed '''Defense Contract Management Agency'''. ---- == Programs == The agency serves as the '''administrative contracting officer''' ('''ACO''') for all [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfDefense|DOD]] [[UnitedStates/GovernmentContracting|contracts]]. However it delegates auditing to the [[UnitedStates/DefenseContractAuditAgency|DCAA]]. ---- CategoryRicottone