The Defense Industry Adjustment Program
Office of Economic Adjustment, U.S. Department of Defense Arlington, Virginia
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Office of Economic Adjustment
• Field activity established under Secretary of Defense– Founded in 1961– Staff of 21 Project Managers– Western Regional Office
• Created to help state and local governments plan and carry out community adjustment and diversification programs in response to DoD actions, including:
Personnel reductions Industry/contractor reductionsBase closures or realignmentsBase expansionsOperational/training impacts
• Legacy as a result of providing technical and financial assistance to over 500 defense-impacted communities
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DIA Background • Not BRAC• 10 USC §2391• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (www.cfda.gov)
– 12.611 - Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Reductions in Defense Industry Employment
– 12.614 - Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Advance Planning and Economic Diversification
– 12.617 - Economic Adjustment Assistance for State Governments
• DIA Program enhanced for FY14-18– $198M available: normal program level: $12M/year– FY-14-18 Enhancement: $138M
• FY 14 augmentation: $36.6M• FY 15 augmentation: $46.1M• FY 16 augmentation: $33.1M• FY 17 augmentation: $17.2M• FY 18 augmentation: $5M
Defense Industry Adjustment Goals
• Organize impacted communities to address local/regional economic issues– Create localized approaches to loss of defense
manufacturing
• Promote business diversification– Maintain critical defense applications– Integrate Administration’s Investing in
Manufacturing Communities Partnership– Seek commercial markets where possible
• Transition workers to new jobs or industries– Maintain and backfill existing skill base– Up-skill or re-skill– Credentials that are portable and nationally
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Typical OEA Roles
• Organize “OneStop shop” for all Federal assistance Group Facilitation Organization/Governance consulting Scoping and Program design Economic region definition and analysis
• Plan Short-term operational plans Best practices Project Management consultation Federal grant administration assistance/consulting
• Implement Governance structure development Sustainability
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Lessons Learned
• Strong and robust community partnerships
• Commitment to a shared vision
• Begin with the end in mind• Embrace change as the
potential for new opportunities
• Eliminate silo thinking and turf issues
• Innovate!
Contacts
Michael GilroyIndustry Adjustment Team LeadO: (703) 697-2081C: (703) 901-7660Email: [email protected]: www.oea.gov
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