Federal Security Agency

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former United States federal agency

The Federal Security Agency was a former U.S. government agency (1940–1953) that oversaw major social welfare, public health, and education programs before its functions were absorbed into other departments.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Security Agency canonical	5
Federal Security Administrator	2
U.S. Federal Security Agency	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former United States federal agency ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dissolutionCause	Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 ⓘ
dissolutionResult	creation of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ⓘ
dissolved	1953 ⓘ
firstHeadOfGovernmentAgency	Paul V. McNutt ⓘ
foundedBy	Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 ⓘ surface form: Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States ⓘ surface form: Executive branch of the United States government
hasPart	Civilian Conservation Corps ⓘ surface form: Civilian Conservation Corps (administrative oversight, later years) Columbia Institution for the Deaf (Gallaudet College) ⓘ Food and Drug Administration ⓘ Howard University ⓘ surface form: Howard University (federal supervision) United States Department of Education ⓘ surface form: Office of Education Social Security Board ⓘ St. Elizabeths Hospital (administrative oversight) ⓘ U.S. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation ⓘ Public Health Service ⓘ surface form: U.S. Public Health Service War Food Administration (certain functions, WWII period) ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception	1940 ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: Federal government of the United States
legalBasis	Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 ⓘ surface form: Reorganization Act of 1939
mainResponsibility	administration of Social Security ⓘ education programs ⓘ federal aid to education ⓘ food and drug regulation (through FDA) ⓘ public health programs ⓘ social welfare programs ⓘ vocational rehabilitation programs ⓘ
namedAfter	federal security (social and economic security) ⓘ
notableDirector	Leon H. Keyserling (acting, partial responsibilities) ⓘ Oscar R. Ewing ⓘ Paul V. McNutt ⓘ
parentOrganization	Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
precededBy	United States Department of Education ⓘ surface form: independent Office of Education Social Security Board ⓘ surface form: independent Social Security Board Public Health Service ⓘ surface form: independent U.S. Public Health Service
replacedBy	United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW)
shortName	FSA ⓘ
subsequentAgencyForEducationFunctions	United States Department of Education ⓘ surface form: Office of Education within Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
subsequentAgencyForHealthFunctions	Public Health Service ⓘ surface form: Public Health Service within Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
subsequentAgencyForSocialSecurityFunctions	Social Security Administration ⓘ surface form: Social Security Administration within Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
timePeriod	World War II era ⓘ early Cold War era ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Social Security Board → reorganizedInto → Federal Security Agency ⓘ

Social Security Board → parentOrganization → Federal Security Agency ⓘ

Social Security Board → supervisedBy → Federal Security Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: Federal Security Administrator

Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 → abolishedAgency → Federal Security Agency ⓘ

Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 → abolishedPosition → Federal Security Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: Federal Security Administrator

Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 → predecessorAgency → Federal Security Agency ⓘ

Wilbur J. Cohen → employer → Federal Security Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Federal Security Agency

Oscar R. Ewing → employer → Federal Security Agency ⓘ