Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)

The assistant secretary of the Army (civil works), abbreviated ASA(CW), is an officer of the United States Department of the Army responsible for overseeing civil engineering functions of the United States Army. The assistant secretary of the Army (civil works) reports to the under secretary of the Army, who in turn reports to the secretary of the Army

Functions overseen by the assistant secretary of the Army (civil works) include the civil works of the United States Army Corps of Engineers; control of the United States National Cemetery and the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery; and the foreign non-military works of the Army Corps of Engineers. The assistant secretary of the Army (civil works) is the civilian responsible for overseeing the work of the chief of engineers.

The position was created by Section 211 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 and reaffirmed in Section 501 of the Goldwater–Nichols Act of 1986.

Assistant secretaries of the Army (civil works), 1975–present

PictureNameAssumed officeLeft officePresident appointed bySecretary served underVictor VeyseyMarch 1975January 1977Gerald FordMartin Richard HoffmannMichael BlumenfeldApril 1979January 1981Jimmy CarterClifford Alexander Jr.William GianelliApril 1981May 1984 Ronald Reagan John Otho Marsh Jr.Robert K. DawsonDecember 1985May 1987Robert W. PageDecember 1987October 1990Ronald ReaganGeorge H. W. BushJohn Otho Marsh Jr.Michael P. W. StoneNancy P. DornAugust 1991January 1993George H. W. BushMichael P. W. StoneMartin LancasterJanuary 1996June 1997Bill ClintonTogo D. West Jr.Joseph W. WestphalJune 1998March 5, 2001Bill ClintonGeorge W. BushLouis CalderaMichael ParkerOctober 2001March 2002George W. BushThomas E. WhiteJohn Paul Woodley Jr.August 22, 2003April 2009George W. BushBarack ObamaFrancis J. HarveyPete GerenJo-Ellen DarcyAugust 7, 2009January 20, 2017Barack ObamaJohn M. McHughEric FanningR. D. JamesFebruary 26, 2018January 20, 2021Donald TrumpMark EsperRyan D. McCarthyJaime A. Pinkham (acting)April 19, 2021November 29, 2021Joe BidenChristine WormuthMichael L. ConnorNovember 29, 2021January 20, 2025Robyn S. Colosimo (acting)January 20, 2025March 31, 2025Donald TrumpMark Averill (acting)Daniel P. DriscollD. Lee Forsgren (acting)March 31, 2025August 5, 2025Daniel P. DriscollAdam Telle August 5, 2025IncumbentDaniel P. DriscollAdam Telle (acting)

Deputy assistant secretaries Reporting to the assistant secretary are:

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Management and Budget) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Project Planning and Review)

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