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[[UnitedStates/HarrySTruman|Truman]] created the office in 1950 as a successor to the [[UnitedStates/NationalSecurityResourcesBoard|NSRB]]. Although the board had been created only three years earlier, it already become ineffectual. [[UnitedStates/HarrySTruman|Truman]] created the office in 1950 as a successor to the [[UnitedStates/NationalSecurityResourcesBoard|NSRB]]. Although the board had been created only three years earlier, it already become ineffectual, and Truman wanted a streamlined agency that could manage the U.S. national economy while he focused on the [[WorldHistory/KoreanWar|Korean War]].

The office drastically intervened in the civilian economy:
 * Commodities were declared federal property and rationed; diversion/theft of commodities resulted in cancellation of contracts
   * Even for construction of buildings, purchases of steel required pre-approval
 * Manufacturers were set quotas for munitions; failing to meet quota resulted in seizure
 * Price controls were utilized to manage inflation
 * CBS was banned from production of color televisions

Office of Defense Mobilization

The Office of Defense Mobilization (ODM) was a defense procurement agency.

Contents

  1. Office of Defense Mobilization
    1. Composition
    2. History

Composition

The office was led by a director. This position was appointed by the president with Senate approval.

History

Truman created the office in 1950 as a successor to the NSRB. Although the board had been created only three years earlier, it already become ineffectual, and Truman wanted a streamlined agency that could manage the U.S. national economy while he focused on the Korean War.

The office drastically intervened in the civilian economy:

  • Commodities were declared federal property and rationed; diversion/theft of commodities resulted in cancellation of contracts
    • Even for construction of buildings, purchases of steel required pre-approval
  • Manufacturers were set quotas for munitions; failing to meet quota resulted in seizure
  • Price controls were utilized to manage inflation
  • CBS was banned from production of color televisions

Eisenhower reorganized the office under the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization in 1958.

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