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White House Communications Agency Audiovisual Lead placing the Seal of the President of the United States on a podium before he speaks.

This page is for the amounts designated to White House Communications Agency (WHCA) and other services provided under 'White House Special Missions'.

In 2009, Presidential Support services (including the WHCA) were consolidated under 'Special Missions'. The Special Mission Activity provides operational telecommunications and other related support to:

  • the President of the United States
  • the Vice President
  • the First Lady
  • the United States Secret Service (USSS)
  • the Executive Office of the President
  • the White House Staff
  • the National Security Council (NSC)
  • the White House Press Office
  • the White House Military Office (WHMO)
  • the Secretary of Defense
  • the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • and others by direction. T

These activities consist of several sub-activities:

  • White House Communications Agency (WHCA)
The WHCA provides telecommunications support, including secure and non-secure telephone services, Obama's secure Blackberry device, video conferencing, data and photographic services, both in Washington, D.C. and worldwide.
  • White House Situation Support Staff (WHSSS)
The WHSS provides classified communications, computer, and intelligence systems for the National Security Advisor, White House Situation Room, the NSC staff, and other White House offices.
  • Crisis Management System (CMS)
The CMS provides secure video teleconferencing – SVTS, Crisis Management Network (CMN), and the Executive Voice over Secure IP (VoSIP) phone network (includes the National Intelligence Watch Officers Network (NOIWON)) to the President, Vice President, National Security Advisor, and others as directed by the NSC, both in fixed and mobile modes. \
  • Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN)
The MEECN supports a highly survivable communications “system-of-systems” which is capable of transmitting Nuclear Command and Control (NC2) messages and establishing crisis conferences with the President, Vice President, Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Commanders of the Combatant Commands and to deployed US nuclear forces.
  • Communications Management Control Activity (CMCA).
The CMCA provides support to both the USSS and the Department of Defense for special activities such as candidates in Presidential elections, Olympics, and other special events as directed.

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White House Communications Agency budget (2008)

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Expense Amount: $142,795,000
Year of Expense: 2008
Expense Details: From the budget of the Defense Information Systems Agency, this amount is the 2008 budget for the White House Communications Agency.

The figure of $173,900,000 is the amount quoted in Patterson's book "To Serve the President", however for the "White House Communications Agency", however we have used the figure quoted in the 2009 Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) budget for "Special Missions".

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Creation Date: February 2, 2010


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Expense Amount: $5,200,000
Year of Expense: 2009
Expense Details: Accuracy in Media used the annual White House salary report to Congress to compile the costs of Obama's communications staff. AIM identified 66 staffers working in communications.
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Creation Date: February 17, 2010


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Expense Amount: $1,200,000
Year of Expense: 2009
Expense Details: First lady Michelle Obama has her own staff within the White House that includes a chief of staff, press team, schedulers, travel planners and correspondence aides, among others. The White House's 2009 annual staff report to Congress lists 16 dedicated employees for the first lady, and the budget for those positions is nearly $1.2 million.
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Creation Date: February 17, 2010


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Expense Amount: $149,120,000
Year of Expense: 2010
Expense Details: The forecast breakdown of Special Missions budget for 2010 is as follows:
  • White House Communications Agency: 125,915,000
  • White House Situation Support Staff: 6,302,000
  • Crisis Management System: 10,018,000
  • Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network:5,575,000
  • Communications Management Control Activity: 1,310,000
Source Details:
  • Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Estimates

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA): http://comptroller.defense.gov/defbudget/fy2010/budget_justification/pdfs/01_Operation_and_Maintenance/O_M_VOL_1_PARTS/DISA.pdf

Creation Date: April 19, 2010


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Expense Amount: $154,693,000
Year of Expense: 2009
Expense Details: The breakdown of Special Missions budget for 2009 is as follows:
  • White House Communications Agency: 130,194,000
  • White House Situation Support Staff: 6,094,000
  • Crisis Management System: 9,627,000
  • Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network:7,891,000
  • Communications Management Control Activity: 887,000
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Creation Date: April 19, 2010


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President Barack Obama goes over his health care speech with speechwriter Jon Favreau in the Oval Office, Sept. 9, 2009.

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