Federal Civil Defense Administration
The Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) was organized by President Harry S. Truman on December 1, 1950, through Executive Order 10186,[1] and became an official government agency via the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 on 12 January 1951.[2] In 1958 the FCDA was superseded by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization when President Dwight D. Eisenhower merged the FCDA with the Office of Defense Mobilization.[3]
Agency overview
In its early years, the agency focused on evacuation as a strategy.[2][3]
The FCDA was first headed by Millard Caldwell under Truman,[2] then Val Peterson under Eisenhower.[4]