Office of Civil Defense

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Office of Civil Defense

Agency overview
Formed	August 1, 1961; 63 years ago (1961-08-01)
Preceding agencies	Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization Federal Civil Defense Administration
Dissolved	July 20, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-07-20)
Superseding agency	Federal Emergency Management Agency
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Employees	1,148 (1962)
Annual budget	256.8 million (1962)
Parent department	Department of Defense
Key documents	Executive Order 10952 Executive Order 12148

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) was an agency of the United States Department of Defense from 1961–64. It replaced the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. The organization was renamed the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency on May 5, 1972, and was abolished on July 20, 1979, pursuant to Executive Order 12148.^[1] Its duties were given to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).