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DMDC was established in 1974 as the Manpower Research and Data Analysis Center (MARDAC) and made a DoD tenant activity within the [[U.S. Navy]]. In 1976, it was made a Field Activity of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower & Reserve Affairs (OASD (M&RA)) and renamed the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). One year later, DMDC was transferred to the [[Defense Logistics Agency]] (DLA) for administrative support and in 1991 was designated a Defense Support Activity supported by DLA. While the name and the supporting activity have varied over the years, DMDC's primary function has always been to support the information management needs of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness (OUSD (P&R)) and its predecessors. | DMDC was established in 1974 as the Manpower Research and Data Analysis Center (MARDAC) and made a DoD tenant activity within the [[U.S. Navy]]. In 1976, it was made a Field Activity of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower & Reserve Affairs (OASD (M&RA)) and renamed the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). One year later, DMDC was transferred to the [[Defense Logistics Agency]] (DLA) for administrative support and in 1991 was designated a Defense Support Activity supported by DLA. While the name and the supporting activity have varied over the years, DMDC's primary function has always been to support the information management needs of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness (OUSD (P&R)) and its predecessors. | ||
DMDC was established at a time of great turbulence in the Department of Defense. The | DMDC was established at a time of great turbulence in the Department of Defense. The Vietnam War had just ended, active military forces and military personnel strengths were being reduced significantly, the Total Force Policy was being initiated, and the All-Volunteer Force era had just begun. To manage through this period, OASD (M&RA) established DMDC to collect and maintain accurate, readily available manpower and personnel data. | ||
In October 2016, the Department of Defense launched an anonymous survey conducted by the DMDC to collect testimonies of sexual assault among the US military personnel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/News/Article/Article/979438/dod-releases-2016-military-investigation-and-justice-experience-survey/|title=DoD Releases 2016 Military Investigation and Justice Experience Survey|website=Defense.org|date=19 October 2016}}</ref> | In October 2016, the Department of Defense launched an anonymous survey conducted by the DMDC to collect testimonies of sexual assault among the US military personnel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/News/Article/Article/979438/dod-releases-2016-military-investigation-and-justice-experience-survey/|title=DoD Releases 2016 Military Investigation and Justice Experience Survey|website=Defense.org|date=19 October 2016}}</ref> | ||