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Federal Works Agency

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United States federal agency

The Federal Works Agency was a U.S. government agency created in 1939 to consolidate and oversee federal public works and construction programs, including major New Deal infrastructure projects.

Aliases (1)

Federal Works Agency (in certain transferred functions) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal agency →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States of America →
country	United States of America →
createdBy	Reorganization Act of 1939 → Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939 →
dissolved	1949 →
executiveBranchAgency	true →
formedByMergerOf	Branch of Buildings Management of the National Park Service → Bureau of Public Roads → Public Buildings Branch of the Procurement Division → Public Works Administration → United States Housing Authority →
hasPart	Bureau of Community Facilities → Division of War Public Service → Public Buildings Administration → Public Buildings Bureau → Public Roads Administration → Public Roads Bureau → Public Works Administration → United States Housing Authority → Work Projects Administration →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
inception	1939 →
jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States →
legislativeBody	United States Congress →
notableWork	administration of New Deal public works programs → construction of federal office buildings → development of public housing projects → expansion of the federal highway system →
parentOrganization	Executive branch of the United States government →
purpose	administration of public housing programs → construction and maintenance of federal public buildings → coordination of federal public works programs → development and maintenance of federal highways and roads → support of New Deal infrastructure projects →
replaced	Branch of Buildings Management of the National Park Service → Public Buildings Branch of the Procurement Division → Public Roads Administration → Public Works Administration → United States Housing Authority →
replacedBy	Department of the Interior → General Services Administration → Housing and Home Finance Agency →
responsibleFor	federal building management → federal highway construction and maintenance → federal public works construction → slum clearance and low-rent housing projects → war-related public works during World War II →
timePeriod	New Deal era → World War II era →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Public Works Administration → Works Progress Administration →	replacedBy
Federal Security Agency ("Federal Works Agency (in certain transferred functions)") →	oversaw
U.S. General Services Administration →	replaced