Headquartered in Olympia and located in the 1500 Jefferson Building, 1500 Jefferson, Olympia, Washington, DES employs people, maintains service locations, and staffs major field offices in Olympia, across the state, and in Idaho. Contact and location information and the agency organizational chart are available on our website at des.wa.gov.

In addition to being a regulatory agency, DES provides services for state government, local governments, the public, private businesses, and state employees. DES is organized into the following service areas:

(1) Executive office and administrative services for the agency;

(2) Contracting and purchasing;

(3) Employee assistance program;

(4) Employee training and development;

(5) Facilities and leasing;

(6) Printing and mail;

(7) Risk management;

(8) Small agency services;

(9) Surplus; and

(10) Travel, cars, and parking.