White House Communications Agency

WHCA seal
Agency overview
Formed	March 25, 1942
Preceding agencies	White House Signal Corps (WHSC) White House Signal Detachment (WHSD) White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) Defense Communications Agency
Jurisdiction	United States, Defense Information Systems Agency
Headquarters	Naval Support Facility Anacostia, Washington, D.C.
Employees	501–1,000
Agency executive	COL Brian Jorgenson, U.S. Army
Parent agency	Defense Information Systems Agency

The White House Communications Agency (WHCA), originally known as the White House Signal Corps (WHSC) and then the White House Signal Detachment (WHSD), was officially formed by the United States Department of War on March 25, 1942 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The organization was created to provide secure normal, secret, and emergency communications requirements supporting the president. The organization provided mobile radio, Teletype, telegraph, telephone and cryptographic aides in the White House and at "Shangri-La" (now known as Camp David). The organizational mission was to provide a premier communication system enabling the president to lead the nation effectively.