| Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) | |
 Flag of an assistant secretary of the army | |
| United States Department of the Army | |
| Style | Mr. Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing) |
| Reports to | Secretary of the Army Under Secretary of the Army |
| Seat | The Pentagon,Arlington County,Virginia, United States |
| Nominator | Thepresident withSenateadvice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | 10. U.S.C. § 7016 |
| Formation | 1975 |
| First holder | Victor Veysey |
| Succession | Joint 18th in SecDef succession in seniority of appointment |
| Deputy | Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, Level IV[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Theassistant secretary of the army (civil works), abbreviatedASA(CW), is an office of theUnited States Department of the Army responsible for overseeing the civil functions of theUnited States Army. The assistant secretary of the army (civil works) reports to theunder secretary of the army, who in turn reports to thesecretary of the army
Functions overseen by the assistant secretary of the army (civil works) include the civil works of theUnited States Army Corps of Engineers; control of theUnited States National Cemetery and theUnited States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery; and the foreign non-military works of the Army Corps of Engineers. The assistant secretary of the army (civil works) is the civilian responsible for overseeing the work of thechief of engineers.
The position was created by Section 211 of theFlood Control Act of 1970 and reaffirmed in Section 501 of theGoldwater–Nichols Act of 1986.
| Picture | Name | Assumed office | Left office | President appointed by | Secretary served under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Victor Veysey | March 1975 | January 1977 | Gerald Ford | Martin Richard Hoffmann |
 | Michael Blumenfeld | April 1979 | January 1981 | Jimmy Carter | Clifford Alexander Jr. |
 | William Gianelli | April 1981 | May 1984 | Ronald Reagan | John Otho Marsh Jr. |
 | Robert K. Dawson | December 1985 | May 1987 | ||
 | Robert W. Page | December 1987 | October 1990 | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush | John Otho Marsh Jr. Michael P. W. Stone |
 | Nancy P. Dorn | August 1991 | January 1993 | George H. W. Bush | Michael P. W. Stone |
 | Martin Lancaster | January 1996 | June 1997 | Bill Clinton | Togo D. West Jr. |
 | Joseph W. Westphal | June 1998 | March 5, 2001 | Bill Clinton George W. Bush | Louis Caldera |
 | Michael Parker | October 2001 | March 2002 | George W. Bush | Thomas E. White |
 | John Paul Woodley Jr. | August 22, 2003 | April 2009 | George W. Bush Barack Obama | Francis J. Harvey Pete Geren |
 | Jo-Ellen Darcy | August 7, 2009 | January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama | John M. McHugh Eric Fanning |
.jpg) | R. D. James[3] | February 26, 2018 | January 20, 2021 | Donald Trump | Mark Esper Ryan D. McCarthy |
| Jaime A. Pinkham (acting)[4] | April 19, 2021 | November 29, 2021 | Joe Biden | Christine Wormuth | |
 | Michael L. Connor | November 29, 2021 | January 20, 2025 | ||
 | Robyn S. Colosimo (acting) | January 20, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | Donald Trump | Mark Averill (acting) Daniel P. Driscoll |
 | D. Lee Forsgren (acting) | March 31, 2025 | August 5, 2025 | Daniel P. Driscoll | |
 | Adam Telle | August 5, 2025 | Incumbent |
Reporting to the assistant secretary are:[5]