White House Office of Administration

The White House Office of Administration was established by Executive Order 12028 signed by President Jimmy Carter on December 12, 1977. The organization's mission is to provide administrative services to all entities of the Executive Office of the President, including direct support services to the President of the United States. The services include financial management and information technology support, human resources management, library and research assistance, facilities management, procurement, printing and graphics support, security, and mail and messenger operations. The Director of the organization oversees the submission of the annual budget Request and represents the organization before congressional funding panels.

The Office of Administration is located next door to the West Wing of the White House in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

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*Text adapted from public domain source at http://www.whitehouse.gov/oa/