Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
# Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment

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.

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.

## Roles and responsibilities

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.

## Organization

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

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

### Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

| 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 | June 2010–2012 | Katherine G. Hammack | John M. McHugh | Barack Obama |
| | J. Randall Robinson | June 1, 2012–July 2018 | Katherine G. Hammack | John M. McHugh Mark Esper | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| | Jordan Gillis | January 10, 2019–March 2020 | Alex A. Beehler | Mark Esper Ryan D. McCarthy | Donald Trump |
| | Bryan M. Gossage | 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 Acting | October 4, 2021–April 4, 2022 | Paul Farnan | Christine Wormuth | Joe Biden |
| | Paul Farnan | April 4, 2022–present | Rachel Jacobson | Christine Wormuth | Joe Biden |

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

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

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.

### Organization

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. 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
   * Department of Defense Recovered Chemical Warfare Materiel Program
   * Department of Defense Chemical Demilitarization Program
   * Army 3Rs (Recognize, Retreat, Report) Explosives Safety Education Program
   * Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Project (controlled by CMA)
   * Sea-Disposed Chemical Warfare Material Program
   * 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. 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.' The directorate overseas the following programs:
   * Base Realignment and Closure Restoration Program
      * Installation Restoration Program
      * Military Munitions Response Program
      * Building Demolition/Debris Removal Program
   * Formerly Used Defense Sites Program
   * Army Compliance Cleanup Program
   * Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement Program
   * Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
* 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.
* Occupational & Environmental Health Directorate – provides oversight, management, and coordination of OEH programs and services.
* Technology Directorate – advises on policy in relation to environmental technology needs and requirements.
   * 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

| 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 | 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

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

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.

### Organization

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

### Office holders

| 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 | 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 | September 2020–October 2020 | Alex A. Beehler | Ryan D. McCarthy | Donald Trump |
| | Carla K. Coulson | 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

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

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.

### Organization

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

### Office holders

| 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 | October 25, 2010–July 2016 | Katherine G. Hammack | John M. McHugh Eric Fanning | Barack Obama |
| | Jack Surash | 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 | 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

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).

### Roles and responsibilities

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.

### Organization

* Quality of Life Task Force
* COVID-19 Lessons Learned
* Installations of the Future Initiative
* Regional Environmental and Energy Offices
   * 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

| 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–? | | | 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 | – | – | Joe Biden |
| | Shelley A. Richardson | March 2021–June 30, 2021 | – | John E. Witley Christine Wormuth | Joe Biden |
