Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)


The Assistant Secretary of the Army , abbreviated ASA, 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 reports to the [United States Under United States Secretary of the Army|Secretary of the Army|under secretary of the army], who in turn reports to the secretary of the army
Functions overseen by the assistant secretary of the army 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 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 under
Victor VeyseyMarch 1975January 1977Gerald FordMartin Richard Hoffmann
Michael BlumenfeldApril 1979January 1981Jimmy CarterClifford Alexander Jr.
William GianelliApril 1981May 1984Ronald ReaganJohn Otho Marsh Jr.
Robert K. DawsonDecember 1985May 1987Ronald ReaganJohn Otho Marsh Jr.
Robert W. PageDecember 1987October 1990Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
John Otho Marsh Jr.
Michael P. W. Stone
Nancy P. DornAugust 1991January 1993George H. W. BushMichael P. W. Stone
Martin LancasterJanuary 1996June 1997Bill ClintonTogo D. West Jr.
Joseph W. WestphalJune 1998March 5, 2001Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Louis Caldera
Michael ParkerOctober 2001March 2002George W. BushThomas E. White
John Paul Woodley Jr.August 22, 2003April 2009George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Francis J. Harvey
Pete Geren
Jo-Ellen DarcyAugust 7, 2009January 20, 2017Barack ObamaJohn M. McHugh
Eric Fanning
R. D. JamesFebruary 26, 2018January 20, 2021Donald TrumpMark Esper
Ryan D. McCarthy
Jaime A. Pinkham April 19, 2021November 29, 2021Joe BidenChristine Wormuth
Michael L. ConnorNovember 29, 2021January 20, 2025Joe BidenChristine Wormuth
Robyn S. Colosimo January 20, 2025March 31, 2025Donald TrumpMark Averill
Daniel P. Driscoll
D. Lee Forsgren March 31, 2025August 5, 2025Donald TrumpDaniel P. Driscoll
Adam TelleAugust 5, 2025IncumbentDonald TrumpDaniel P. Driscoll

Deputy assistant secretaries

Reporting to the assistant secretary are: