The Defense Industry Adjustment Program Office of Economic Adjustment, U.S. Department of Defense Arlington, Virginia
Jan 24, 2015
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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Three Step Process
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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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Collaboration
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Managing the Network
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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!
Questions
Contacts
Michael GilroyIndustry Adjustment Team LeadO: (703) 697-2081C: (703) 901-7660Email: [email protected]: www.oea.gov
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