Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Engagement
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Tara Butler
Principal for Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Engagement
tara.a.butler4.civ@mail.mil
(703) 697-2074
Mary Catherine Ott
Associate Principal for Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Engagement
marycatherine.ott.civ@mail.mil
(703) 697-2130
National security requires a ‘Whole of Government’ approach. The Department of Defense's Federal agency partners, states, territories, localities, non-profit groups, and the private sector play a critical role in mission readiness and economic security. Supporting and protecting our nation’s defense activities and men and women in uniform goes far beyond the military fence line.
To effectively and efficiently address the pressing and complex security challenges this nation faces, the Department of Defense must enlist the support of stakeholders at all levels of government and industry. A primary goal of this program is to assist states, territories, counties, municipalities, regions, and other communities to foster cooperation with military installations to:
- enhance the military mission;
- achieve facility and infrastructure savings and reduced operating costs;
- address encroachment and compatible land use issues;
- support military families; and,
- increase military, civilian, and industrial readiness and resiliency.
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation's Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Engagement program is the foundation for the success of all our activities. The program leverages, integrates, and amplifies the goals and activities of all our program activities to ensure defense priorities benefit from the synergy created by a diverse and crosscutting set of stakeholders. For instance, the Economic Adjustment Committee coordinates all our Federal partners on economic, workforce, manufacturing, environmental, and infrastructure challenges and opportunities to better the National Defense Strategy.
Economic Adjustment Committee
The Economic Adjustment Committee includes the following individuals, or their designees:
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Attorney General
- Secretary of Commerce
- Secretary of Defense
- Secretary of Education
- Secretary of Energy
- Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Secretary of Interior
- Secretary of Labor
- Secretary of State
- Secretary of Transportation
- Secretary of Treasury
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Secretary of Homeland Security
- Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
- Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- Director of the Office of Personnel Management
- Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- Administrator of General Services
- Administrator of the Small Business Administration
- Postmaster General
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The IGA program also works with governors, mayors, state legislators, county officials, and governmental associations to identify challenges on the ground and implement strategies that best meet the specific needs in their state and region. There is rarely a “one size fits all” approach of how to support military bases, missions, and the defense industrial base. IGA works with our elected, public, and private sector partners across the nation to identify what they can do to support evolving national security imperatives.
Below are some of the other organizations that OLDCC’s IGA program works with:
- Association of Defense Communities
- American Planning Association
- Council of State Governments
- International City/County Management Association
- International Economic Development Council
- National Association of Development Organizations
- National Association of Counties
- National Association of State Workforce Agencies
- National Association of Workforce Boards
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- National Governors Association
- National League of Cities
- Northeast-Midwest Institute
- U.S. Conference of Mayors
Contact Us
For more information about the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation and the Intergovernmental Affairs program of assistance, please contact:
Tara Butler
Principal, Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Engagement
tara.a.butler4.civ@mail.mil
(703) 697-2074
Mary Catherine Ott
Associate Principal, Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Engagement
marycatherine.ott.civ@mail.mil
(703) 697-2130