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After much debate among the service chiefs and secretaries, on August 31, 1961, Secretary McNamara announced the establishment of a separate common supply and service agency known as the Defense Supply Agency (DSA). The new agency was formally established on October 1, 1961, under the command of [[Lieutenant General]] [[Andrew T. McNamara]] (no relation to Robert McNamara). McNamara, an energetic and experienced Army logistician who had served as [[Quartermaster General of the United States Army|Quartermaster General]], rapidly pulled together a small staff and set up operations in the worn [[Munitions Building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] A short time later, he moved his staff into more suitable facilities at [[Cameron Station (Alexandria, Virginia)|Cameron Station]] in [[Alexandria, Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/04/11/lt-gen-andrew-mcnamara/baedee4d-2257-42a0-8b69-d316458a1aba/|title=Lt. Gen. Andrew McNamara|last=Estrada|first=Louie|date=2002-04-11|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-02-23|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> | After much debate among the service chiefs and secretaries, on August 31, 1961, Secretary McNamara announced the establishment of a separate common supply and service agency known as the Defense Supply Agency (DSA). The new agency was formally established on October 1, 1961, under the command of [[Lieutenant General]] [[Andrew T. McNamara]] (no relation to Robert McNamara). McNamara, an energetic and experienced Army logistician who had served as [[Quartermaster General of the United States Army|Quartermaster General]], rapidly pulled together a small staff and set up operations in the worn [[Munitions Building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] A short time later, he moved his staff into more suitable facilities at [[Cameron Station (Alexandria, Virginia)|Cameron Station]] in [[Alexandria, Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/04/11/lt-gen-andrew-mcnamara/baedee4d-2257-42a0-8b69-d316458a1aba/|title=Lt. Gen. Andrew McNamara|last=Estrada|first=Louie|date=2002-04-11|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-02-23|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> | ||
When the agency formally began operations on January 1, 1962, it controlled six commodity-type and two service-type single managers: Defense Clothing & Textile Supply Center, (formerly the [[Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot]]);<ref name="history">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dscp.dla.mil/history.htm |title=Defense Supply Center Philadelphia |access-date=2007-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051111132941/http://www.dscp.dla.mil/history.htm |archive-date=2005-11-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Defense Construction Supply Center]], [[Columbus, Ohio]]; [[Defense Supply Center, Richmond|Defense General Supply Center]], [[Richmond, Virginia]]; Defense Medical Supply Center, [[Brooklyn, New York]]; Defense Petroleum Supply Center, Washington, D.C.; Defense Subsistence Supply Center, | When the agency formally began operations on January 1, 1962, it controlled six commodity-type and two service-type single managers: Defense Clothing & Textile Supply Center, (formerly the [[Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot]]);<ref name="history">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dscp.dla.mil/history.htm |title=Defense Supply Center Philadelphia |access-date=2007-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051111132941/http://www.dscp.dla.mil/history.htm |archive-date=2005-11-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Defense Construction Supply Center]], [[Columbus, Ohio]]; [[Defense Supply Center, Richmond|Defense General Supply Center]], [[Richmond, Virginia]]; Defense Medical Supply Center, [[Brooklyn, New York]]; Defense Petroleum Supply Center, Washington, D.C.; Defense Subsistence Supply Center, Chicago, [[Illinois]]; Defense Traffic Management Service, Washington, D.C.; and Defense Logistics Services Center, Washington, D.C. Officials estimated that the consolidation of these functions under DSA and subsequent unified operations would allow them to reduce the workforce by 3,300 people and save more than $30 million each year. The results far exceeded these expectations. The agency, made up primarily of civilians but with military from all the services, would administer the Federal Catalog Program, the Defense Standardization Program, the Defense Utilization Program, and the Surplus Personal Property Disposal Program. | ||
During the first six months, two additional single managers—the Defense Industrial Supply Center in Philadelphia and the Defense Automotive Supply Center in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]—came under DSA control, as did the Defense Electronic Supply Center, [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]], Ohio. By July 1, 1962, the agency included 11 field organizations, employed 16,500 people, and managed 45 facilities. The [[Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Center]], a new activity, was established under the agency in March 1963 to handle storage, repair, and redistribution of idle equipment. By late June 1963 the agency was managing over one million different items in nine supply centers with an estimated inventory of $2.5 billion. On July 1, 1965, the Defense Subsistence Supply Center, Defense Clothing Supply Center, and Defense Medical Supply Center were merged to form the Defense Personnel Support Center in Philadelphia. | During the first six months, two additional single managers—the Defense Industrial Supply Center in Philadelphia and the Defense Automotive Supply Center in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]—came under DSA control, as did the Defense Electronic Supply Center, [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]], Ohio. By July 1, 1962, the agency included 11 field organizations, employed 16,500 people, and managed 45 facilities. The [[Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Center]], a new activity, was established under the agency in March 1963 to handle storage, repair, and redistribution of idle equipment. By late June 1963 the agency was managing over one million different items in nine supply centers with an estimated inventory of $2.5 billion. On July 1, 1965, the Defense Subsistence Supply Center, Defense Clothing Supply Center, and Defense Medical Supply Center were merged to form the Defense Personnel Support Center in Philadelphia. | ||