The Defense Forensics and Biometrics Agency (DFBA) was established in September of 2012 to provide the Department of War (DOW) an agency focused on how Forensics and Biometrics supports DOW missions and activities. Biometrics, after being confined to a series of ad hoc organizations formed in response to the Global War on Terror, found a permanent home alongside forensics within the U.S. Army's Office of the Provost Marshal General (OPMG). DFBA, a component of OPMG, executes the responsibilities of the Executive Agent for DOW Forensics and Biometrics on behalf of the Secretary of the Army.