[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
[Pages 200-202]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



Department of the Army Program Areas

Military Operations and Plans  This area includes: determination of 
requirements and priorities for, and the employment of, Army forces 
strategy formation; mid-range, long-range, and regional strategy 
application; arms control, negotiation, and disarmament; national 
security affairs; joint service matters; net assessment; politico-
military affairs; force mobilization and demobilization; force planning, 
programming structuring, development, analysis and management; 
operational readiness; overall roles and missions; collective security; 
individual and unit training; psychological operations; unconventional 
warfare; counterterrorism; operations security; signal security; 
military aspects of space and sea; special plans; table of equipment 
development and approval; electronic warfare; nuclear and chemical 
matters; civil affairs; military support of civil defense; civil 
disturbance; domestic actions; audiovisual activities; command and 
control; automation and communications programs and activities; 
management of the program for law enforcement, correction and crime 
prevention for military members of the Army; and physical security.
Personnel  This area includes: management of military and civilian 
personnel for overall integrated support of the Army, including policies 
and programs for manpower utilization standards, allocation and 
documentation, career development, equal opportunity, leadership, 
alcohol and drug abuse control, welfare and morale, promotion, 
retention, and separation; military compensation, transportation, and 
travel entitlements; the personnel aspects of military construction and 
housing management; research and development related to training 
personnel, manpower systems, and human factors; and management of 
civilian personnel training.
Reserve Components  This area includes: management of individual and 
unit readiness and mobilization for Reserve Components, comprised of the 
Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve.
Intelligence  This area includes: management of Army intelligence and 
counterintelligence activities, personnel, equipment, systems, and 
organizations; Army cryptology, topography, and meteorology; 
coordination of Army requirements for mapping, charting, and geodesy; 
and Army industrial security.
Management-Comptrollership  This area includes: review and analysis of 
Army programs and major Army commands; management information systems in 
the financial area, progress and statistical reporting, and reports 
control; financial management, budgeting, finance and accounting, cost 
analysis, economic analysis, military pay and allowances, resource 
management, and productivity and value improvement; regulatory policies 
and programs pertaining to the overall management of the Army; and 
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policies and programs pertaining to appropriation acts affecting the 
Army.
Research, Development, and Materiel Acquisition  This area includes: 
management of Army research, development and materiel acquisition; 
planning, programming, budgeting and execution for the acquisition of 
materiel obtained by the procurement appropriations for the Army; 
materiel life cycle management from concept phase through acquisition; 
and international acquisition programs.
Information Management  This area includes: automation, communications, 
audiovisual, records management, publications, and information 
management.
Logistics  This area includes: management of Department of the Army 
logistical activities for the movement and maintenance of forces; 
logistical planning and support of Army and joint service operations; 
materiel and supply management and maintenance; security assistance; 
transportation; and Army interservice supply operations.
Engineering  This area includes: management of Army engineering, 
construction, installations, family housing, real estate, facilities 
requirements and stationing, and real property maintenance activities; 
environmental preservation and improvement activities; applicable 
research and development activities for engineer missions to include 
environmental sciences; Army topographic and military geographic 
information activities; and engineer aspects of Army strategic and 
operational plans.
Civil Functions  Civil functions of the Department of the Army include 
the Civil Works Program, the administration of Arlington and Soldiers' 
Home National Cemeteries, and other related matters. The Army's Civil 
Works Program, a responsibility of the Corps of Engineers under the 
direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Army, dates back to 
1824 and is the Nation's major Federal water resources development 
activity and involves engineering works such as major dams, reservoirs, 
levees, harbors, waterways, locks, and many other types of structures. 
These works provide flood protection for cities and major river valleys, 
reduce the cost of transportation, supply water for municipal and 
industrial use, generate hydroelectric power, provide recreational 
opportunities for vast numbers of people, regulate the rivers for many 
purposes including the improvement of water quality, protect the shores 
of oceans and lakes, and provide other types of benefits. Planning 
assistance is also provided to States and other non-Federal entities for 
the comprehensive management of water resources, including pollution 
abatement works. In addition, through the Civil Works Program the 
Federal Government protects the navigable waters of the United States 
under legislation empowering the Secretary of the Army to prohibit 
activities that would reduce the value of such waters to the Nation.
Medical  This area includes: management of health services for the Army 
and, as directed for other services, agencies, and organizations; health 
standards for Army personnel; health professional education and 
training; career management authority over commissioned and warrant 
officer personnel of the Army Medical Department; medical research, 
materiel development, testing and evaluation; policies concerning health 
aspects of Army environmental programs and prevention of disease; and 
planning, programming, and budgeting for Army-wide health services.
Inspection  This area includes: management of inquiries, inspections, 
and reports on matters affecting the performance of mission and the 
state of discipline, efficiency, economy, and morale of the Department 
of the Army.
Religious  This area includes: management of religious and moral 
leadership and chaplain support activities Armywide; religious 
ministrations, religious education, pastoral care, and counseling for 
Army military personnel; liaison with the ecclesiastical agencies; 
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approval; and career management of clergymen serving in the Chaplains 
Branch.
Legal  This area includes: legal advisory services provided for all 
military personnel and agencies of the Army; review and take final 
action as designee of the Secretary of the Army on complaints of wrongs 
by service personnel submitted under the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice; administration of military justice and civil law matters 
pertaining to the Army; administration of Army claims and legal 
assistance services; operation of the legal system of appellate reviews 
of court-martial records as provided by the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice; general court-martial and real property records custodianship; 
records administration of proceedings of courts of inquiry and military 
commissions; liaison service with the Department of Justice and other 
Federal and State agencies on matters connected with litigation and 
legal proceedings concerning the Army; and career management of Judge 
Advocate General's Corps officers.
Public Affairs  This area includes: public information, command 
information, and community relations services and preparation of 
information plans and programs in support of Army basic plans and 
programs.
History  This area includes: advisory and coordination service provided 
on historical matters, including historical properties; formulation and 
execution of the Army Historical Program; and preparation and 
publication of histories required by the Army.