Situation Room

The Situation Room is an intelligence management center on the ground floor of the West Wing of the White House. While the name suggests it is a single room, it is in fact a 5,000 square feet (460 m²) operations center attached to three secure conference rooms. It is run by about 130 National Security Council staff for the use of the President of the United States and his advisors (including the national security advisor, the homeland security advisor and the White House chief of staff) to monitor and deal with crises at home and abroad and to conduct secure communications with outside (often overseas) persons. The Situation Room has secure, advanced communications equipment for the president to maintain command and control of U.S. forces around the world.

The Situation Room has been upgraded several times, most recently in late 2023.