Defense Supply Agency

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United States defense agency logistics organization

The Defense Supply Agency was a U.S. Department of Defense logistics organization responsible for managing the procurement, storage, and distribution of military supplies and equipment across the armed services.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Defense Logistics Agency	22
Defense Supply Agency canonical	3
Armed Services Medical Procurement Agency	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T63151 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Defense Supply Agency
Context triple: [Munitions Board, replacedBy, Defense Supply Agency]

A. Office of Defense Mobilization
The Office of Defense Mobilization was a U.S. federal agency created during the early Cold War to coordinate industrial and economic resources for national defense and emergency preparedness.
B. Department of Defense
The Department of Defense is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions related to national security and the armed forces.
C. Defense Communications Agency
The Defense Communications Agency was a U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for managing and developing military communications networks and infrastructure.
D. U.S. General Services Administration
The U.S. General Services Administration is a federal agency that manages government buildings, procurement, and technology services to support the operations of other U.S. government agencies.
E. United States Department of War
The United States Department of War was the former executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for overseeing the Army and managing military affairs until its functions were absorbed by the Department of Defense.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Defense Supply Agency
Target entity description: The Defense Supply Agency was a U.S. Department of Defense logistics organization responsible for managing the procurement, storage, and distribution of military supplies and equipment across the armed services.

A. Office of Defense Mobilization
The Office of Defense Mobilization was a U.S. federal agency created during the early Cold War to coordinate industrial and economic resources for national defense and emergency preparedness.
B. Department of Defense
The Department of Defense is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions related to national security and the armed forces.
C. Defense Communications Agency
The Defense Communications Agency was a U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for managing and developing military communications networks and infrastructure.
D. U.S. General Services Administration
The U.S. General Services Administration is a federal agency that manages government buildings, procurement, and technology services to support the operations of other U.S. government agencies.
E. United States Department of War
The United States Department of War was the former executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for overseeing the Army and managing military affairs until its functions were absorbed by the Department of Defense.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States defense agency ⓘ logistics organization ⓘ
controlledBy	Director of the Defense Supply Agency ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dissolvedInto	Defense Logistics Agency ⓘ linked to: Defense Supply Agency
employer	civilian personnel of the Department of Defense ⓘ military personnel assigned from various services ⓘ
fieldOfWork	inventory control ⓘ military logistics ⓘ procurement ⓘ supply chain management ⓘ
formedFrom	consolidation of multiple single-service supply agencies ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense
objective	ensure readiness through reliable supply support ⓘ improve efficiency of defense logistics ⓘ reduce duplication among service-specific supply systems ⓘ
operatedBy	United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense
partOf	Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ
predecessor	Air Force Cataloging and Standardization Agency ⓘ linked to: Air Force Materiel Command Armed Services Medical Procurement Agency ⓘ linked to: Defense Supply Agency Armed Services Petroleum Purchasing Agency ⓘ Army-Navy Consolidated Clothing and Textile Agency ⓘ Joint Purchasing Agency ⓘ
responsibleFor	distribution of military supplies ⓘ logistics support to U.S. armed services ⓘ procurement of military supplies ⓘ storage of military supplies ⓘ
role	centralized management of common-use items for U.S. military ⓘ contracting for supplies and equipment ⓘ inventory management for Department of Defense ⓘ standardization of military supply systems ⓘ support to overseas military operations ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
servedBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
serviceArea	worldwide ⓘ
successor	Defense Logistics Agency ⓘ linked to: Defense Supply Agency
supplied	clothing and textiles ⓘ construction and engineering materials ⓘ food and subsistence items ⓘ fuel and petroleum products ⓘ industrial hardware and spare parts ⓘ medical supplies ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	federal government agency ⓘ

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