ASA (M&RA)
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)
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VIEW ORIGINAL
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FROM THE ASA'S DESK
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ASA PRIORITIES
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Recruiting/Retention: We strategically adapt the way we recruit and retain talent into the Army in order to sustain the all-volunteer force.
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Talent Management: We set the successful conditions to acquire, develop, employ, and retain the Soldier and Civilian talent needed to achieve Total Army readiness.
1 / 3 A man in a navy suit sitting next to a female Soldier in combat uniform in a board room VIEW ORIGINAL 
2 / 3 A man in business casual clothing looking at a computer screen with a female Soldier in combat uniform VIEW ORIGINAL 
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Prevention: We develop and reinforce initiatives designed to build positive command climates and reduce harmful behaviors in our Army.
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2 / 2 NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps officers visit British Royal Engineers in Germany as they prepare for river crossing drills in February. ERDC’s Streamflow Prediction Tool provides 15-day continental scale streamflow forecasts to allow planners to quickly gauge river crossings in any part of the world. (Photo by British Army Sgt. Alistair Laidlaw) VIEW ORIGINAL -
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Readiness: We innovate and seek solutions to put the Army on a sustainable strategic path amidst an era of uncertainty.
ASA (M&RA) Organization Chart
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army-asamra-org-chart-20250122v1.pdf [PDF - 67.3 KB]
ASA (M&RA) VISION, MISSION, AND GOALS
Vision: Advancing America’s Army with the World’s Greatest Soldiers!
Mission: For the Department of the Army, the Office of the ASA (M&RA) sets strategic direction, develops policy, allocates resources, and supervises all matters pertaining to Manpower and Reserve Component Affairs to sustain and position the Army for the future.
Goals:
1. Talented and Lethal All Volunteer Force. Improve accession, development, retention, and management, while employing the best talent America has to offer.
2. Army Civilian Human Resource Management. Develop in an engaged and committed civilian workforce built on trust, transparency, and relationships.
3. Total Force. Enable the total force to drive readiness and shape the Army of the future.
4. Manpower and Training Resource Allocation. Improve manpower and training resource allocation to optimize the Army’s operational capability to deploy, fight, and win against any adversary.
5. ASA(M&RA) Organizational Improvement. Increase organizational performance through continuous modernization of policies, processes, and systems.
Leaders
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SOPDO Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA)Ms. Julie A. Blanks -
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA)Mr. Michael O. Lacey -
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Affairs (M&RA)Sgt. Maj. Kenyatta Gaskins
News
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A Life Saved, a Mission Begun: A Soldier’s Journey in Suicide Prevention
March 21, 2025
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Command Security Programs Division protecting USASAC mission
March 21, 2025
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Fort Bragg Promotes Responsible Choices During Alcohol Awareness Month
March 21, 2025
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New SHARP challenge rooms raise the ‘bar’ for interactive training at Fort Knox
March 17, 2025
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Nashville District executive officer culminates career as Soldier and civil servant
March 13, 2025
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Fort Knox Education Center to host Education Extravaganza March 26
March 13, 2025
ASA (M&RA) ORGANIZATIONS
- Army Enterprise Marketing Office
- Army G-1
- Army Review Boards Agency
- Civilian Personnel
- Force Management Power and Resources
- Military Personnel & Quality of Life
- People Analytics
- Quality of Life
- U.S. Army Manpower Analysis Agency (USAMAA)
Resources
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APSC Under Construction.pdf [PDF - 43.1 KB]
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- DASA-TRM Memo 4 August 2015 - Guidance for Review of the Army FY 2014 Inventory of Contracts for Services (ICS)
- DASA-FMMR Memo 13 November 2014 - Guidance for Justifying Transfers of Workload
- SA Memo 12 September 2014 - Delegation of In-Sourcing Approval Authority
- DASA-FMMR Memo 21 August 2014 - Guidance for Utilization of Military Manpower
- DASA-FMMR Memo 2 May 2014 - Documentation of Contract Man-Year Equivalents(CMEs)
- SA Memo FY2014 Department of the Army Workforce Guidance
- SA Memo 18 December 2013 - Special Duty(Borrowed Military Manpower and Troop Diversion) - Extension of Temporary Suspension and Delegation of Authorities
- DASA-FMMR Memo 14 August 2013 Guidance for Fiscal Year 2012 Inventory of Contract for Services(ISC)
- SA Memo 28 May 2013 In-Sourcing Approval Authority
- DASA-FMMR, DASA(P), DAB Memo 17 April 2013 Guidance for Service Contract Spending Reductions
- SA Memo 11 March 2013 Borrowed Military Manpower Policy
- SA Memo 1 February 2013 Review of the Army Contractor Inventory
- SA Memo 1 February 2013 - SA Review Certification of FY11 ICS
- SA Memo 5 November 2012 - Reservation of In-Sourcing Approval Authority
- DASA-FMMR Memo 20 August 2012 - Request for Services Contract Approval Form Update
- DASA-FMMR Memo 10 August 2012 - Contractor Inventory Review and Certification Requirement
- DASA-FMMR Memo 10 February 2012 - Compliance with Contractor Inventory Policies
- DASA-FMMR Memo 10 February 2012 - Compliance with Contractor Inventory Policies Enclosure
- SA Memo 10 February 2012 - Reservation of Insourcing Approval Authority
- ASA (M&RA) Memo 28 October 2011 - Special Duty - Borrowed Military Manpower Policy
- SA Memo 26 September 2011 - SEC 8108 Army Plan to use CMRA
- DASA-FMMR Memo 12 July 2011 - Generating Force (GF) Review of the Total Army Analysis (TAA) 2014-18 Contractor Man-year Equivalents (CME)
- DASA-FMMR Memo 27 May 2011 - Divestiture Required for Contract Performance of Certain Functions
- DASA-FMMR Memo 22 April 2011 - Prohibition on Converting Certain Functions to Contract Performance
- DASA-FMMR Memo 4 March 2011 - Army In-sourcing Approval Procedures
- SA Memo 1 February 2011 - Reservation of In-sourcing Approval Authority
- SA Memo 9 July 2010 - In-sourcing Policy
- SA Memo 10 July 2009 - Army Policy for Civilian Workforce Management and Service Contracts
- Request for Contract Services Decision Tree
- SA Memo 7 January 2005 - Accounting for Contract Services
ASA M&RA Resources
- Army Human Resources Command
- Army National Guard
- Army Vision and Roadmap to Success
- Army Publishing Directorate
- Army Reserve
- Army Resilience
- Civilian Senior Leader Management Office
- Defense Travel Management Office
- Hire a Soldier Magazine - Issue 2
- Hire a Soldier Magazine - Issue 3
- Hire a Soldier Magazine - Issue 4
- Office of Personnel Management
- Senior Executive Service Information
- Service Contract Requirement Approval
- Senior Enterprise Talent Management (SETM)
- U.S. Army Cadet Command
- U.S. Army Recruiting Command
- U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command