Office for Emergency Management

Not to be confused with Office of emergency management.

The Office for Emergency Management (OEM) was an office within the Executive Office of the United States President. It was established by administrative order, May 25, 1940, in accordance with executive order EO 8248, September 8, 1939.

Office for Emergency Management

Agency overview
Formed	May 25, 1940 (1940-05-25)
Preceding agency	similar earlier agencies: Council of National Defense (WWI)
Dissolved	November 30, 1944 (1944-11-30)
Superseding agencies	liquidated to: Procurement Division at Treasury, CSC, OWI, Public Buildings Administration similar later agencies: Economic Stabilization Agency (Korean War) Office of Emergency Preparedness (Nixon administration) FEMA (current day)
Jurisdiction	United States Government
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Parent agency	Executive Office of the President
Child agencies	Office of Price Administration Office of Economic Stabilization Office of Production Management, War Manpower Commission, War Shipping Administration, War Relocation Authority, Office of Defense Transportation, Office of Facts and Figures, Office of Scientific Research and Development Supply Priorities and Allocations Board, Office of Alien Property Management, Foreign Economic Administration War Production Board, Office of Civilian Defense, Office of Temporary Controls, Committee on Fair Employment Practice Office of Economic Warfare, Office of War Mobilization, Office of War Information

The office functioned to assist the President in clearing information on defense measures. It maintained liaison with national defense agencies and coordinated the national defense program.

The office was abolished progressively, with the Division of Information terminated by EO 9182, June 13, 1942; liaison functions terminated with resignation of Liaison Officer for Emergency Management (the OEM director), November 3, 1943; and Division of Central Administrative Affairs abolished, effective November 30, 1944, by EO 9471, August 25, 1944, with the Department of the Treasury named as liquidator.

Successor agencies

• United States Civil Service Commission
• United States Office of War Information (nonspecific functions of OEM's Division of Information)
• Procurement Division of the United States Department of the Treasury
• Public Buildings Administration (nonspecific functions of OEM's Division of Central Administrative Services)
• Agency-specific functions of OEM-coordinated agencies reverted to those agencies.

See also

• Wayne Coy, OEM liaison officer

References

• Records of the Office for Emergency Management (OEM)