It was renamed on September 6, 2012, in honor of Dwight D. Eisenhower who graduated from this school when it was previously known as the Army Industrial College.

The college conducts postgraduate, executive-level courses of study, and associated research, awarding a Master of Science degree in national resource strategy to its graduates.

To minimize a recurrence, the Army Industrial College was established in 1924 to focus on wartime procurement and mobilization procedures.

[3][4][5] Bernard M. Baruch, a prominent Wall Street speculator and Chairman of the War Industries Board, is regarded as one of the founding fathers.

The college was closed in December 1941 after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor to make officers available to support World War II.

As the United States found itself increasingly involved in the Vietnam War, ICAF shifted from focusing on national industrial mobilization to educating leaders to manage logistical resources in such conflicts.

In response, the college expanded its curriculum, adding a joint operations module and a mandatory acquisition course.

[7] In 1991, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff gave ICAF responsibility for conducting a senior acquisition program military and civilian personnel from all the Services and Department of Defense agencies.

[7][8] In 1993, Congress passed legislation authorizing the Industrial College to award master's degree in national resource strategy.

The college’s core curriculum is supplemented by elective courses, focuses research opportunities, and an industry studies program.

This course of study prepares selected military officers and civilians for senior level positions in the department’s acquisition organizations.

The program consists of the college’s normal ten-month curriculum plus two in-depth elective courses that address acquisition policy and issues.