The North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) is a state agency designed to advocate for the relationship the state has with its military and veterans' installations and populations. It was created by the North Carolina General Assembly with the support of Governor Pat McCrory. The current head of the Department is Secretary Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette, an Air Force veteran appointed by Governor Josh Stein. Prior to the creation of the Department, the Division of Veterans Affairs was under the Department of Administration, while all military-related matters fell under the Department of Commerce.
History
Early history
The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs was created by the Executive Organization Act of 1971 and was officially activated as a functional agency on March 8, 1972. During its early tenure it was responsible for the North Carolina National Guard, the office of the Adjutant General of North Carolina, the Civil Preparedness Agency, and the Civil Air Patrol. It was abolished in 1977 and merged with several other agencies to become the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety.
In his 2015 state of the state address, Governor Pat McCrory declared it his goal to reestablish the department. Later that year the North Carolina General Assembly passed the state budget which provided for the recreation of the agency.
Division of Military Affairs
Division of Veterans Affairs
Organizational structure
Office of the Secretary
Division of Veterans Affairs
Military Affairs Commission
Economic impact
Budget
See also
- Government of North Carolina
References
Works cited
- Cheney, John L. Jr., ed. (1981). North Carolina Government, 1585-1979: A Narrative and Statistical History (revised ed.). Raleigh: North Carolina Secretary of State. OCLC 1290270510.
