The rest were left to fend for themselves. Secretary of Agriculture Eckhart, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Treasury, and a select few other Enclave and non-Enclave members alike made it to safety, together with a number of high ranking officers. The bunker was activated right before the Great War, when the early warning came, and the government officials that remained nearby rushed to shelter. For support, the bunker was provided with the Kovac-Muldoon, a secret satellite in geostationary orbit above Appalachia, capable of spying on every mile of its soil, delivering orbital missile strikes, and even conferring automated promotions in case the chain of command fell apart.
The facility was connected to Enclave hubs across the United States - Raven Rock, the Presidential Rig, and others - with the intention of using it as a nucleus of all Enclave operations. The bunker's construction was financed by the Department of Agriculture, led by Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Eckhart, a member of the Enclave. The Enclave subverted the project early on, adapting it for their own needs. The support AI, MODUS, was a custom-built system designed to oversee the habitat, which could hold up to 200 dwellers. In order to ensure its habitability even without human workers, it was designed to be a fully automated, machine-managed refuge from nuclear war. The Congressional Bunker was built beneath the Whitespring Resort to ensure continuity of the US government by providing protection and shelter for members of Congress, the president, and the Cabinet in the case of a nuclear strike. 2.3 Science, Medical, Military and Production wings.