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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1953-06-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Section 6.4 of Civil Service Rule VI." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪403), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: Section 6.4 of Civil Service Rule VI, as amended by Executive Order No.
▪10440 of March 31, 1953, is hereby amended to read as follows: § 6.4 Removal of incumbents of excepted positions.
▪The Civil Service Rules and Regulations shall not apply to removals from positions listed in Schedules A and C or from positions excepted from the competitive service by statute.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
158
907 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10463, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jun 25, 1953). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10463-amendment-section-64-civil-service-rule-vi.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C. 631), by the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: Section 6.4 of Civil Service Rule VI, as amended by Executive Order No. 10440 of March 31, 1953, is hereby amended to read as follows: § 6.4 Removal of incumbents of excepted positions. Except as may be required by the Veterans' Preference Act. the Civil Service Rules and Regulations shall not apply to removals from positions listed in Schedules A and C or from positions excepted from the competitive service by statute. The Civil Service Rules and Regulations shall apply to removals from positions listed in Schedule B of persons who have competitive status, however they may have been or may be appointed. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, June 25, 1953.
