Office of Defense Mobilization

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The Office of Defense Mobilization was a U.S. federal agency created during the early Cold War to coordinate industrial and economic resources for national defense and emergency preparedness.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
appliesToJurisdiction United States
country United States
dissolved 1958
dissolvedInto Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
fieldOfWork economic policy
emergency management
industrial mobilization
national security
foundedBy Harry S. Truman
hasActivity coordination of federal agencies for defense production
coordination of stockpiling of strategic materials
development of mobilization plans
planning for wartime conversion of civilian industry
preparation of emergency economic controls
public communication on mobilization policies
hasJurisdiction national defense resources
hasPurpose allocation of critical materials
coordination of industrial resources for national defense
economic mobilization for national emergencies
emergency preparedness planning
stabilization of the civilian economy during defense emergencies
hasRole advising the President on mobilization policy
control of certain raw material allocations
coordination of defense production
coordination with industry on mobilization planning
planning for continuity of government in emergencies
prioritization of defense-related contracts
hasScope civilian economy
economic resources
emergency preparedness
industrial resources
historicalContext Korean War
historicalPeriod Cold War
inception 1950
isPartOf United States emergency management system
United States national security apparatus
legalBasis Defense Production Act of 1950
Executive Order 10193
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
partOf Executive Office of the President of the United States
reasonForAbolition reorganization of federal civil defense and mobilization functions
reorganizedInto Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
replacedBy Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
subordinateTo Executive Office of the President of the United States
President of the United States
timePeriod 1950s

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Security Resources Board
Office of Defense Mobilization ("Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization")
dissolvedInto
Office for Emergency Management ("Office of Defense Transportation")
Office for Emergency Management
hasPart
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
follows
Office for Emergency Management ("Office of Defense Transportation")
oversaw
War Production Board ("Supply Priorities and Allocations Board")
precededBy
National Security Resources Board
relatedTo
Office of Defense Mobilization ("Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization")
replacedBy
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
replaces

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