Executive Order 10552 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10552—Delegating to the Civil Service Commission the Authority of the President To Promulgate Regulations Under Which Certain Government Employees May Be Prevented or Relieved From Working by Administrative Order

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Tuesday, August 10, 1954

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1 min read (113 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1954-08-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating to the Civil Service Commission the Authority of the President To Promulgate Regulations Under Which Certain Government Employees May Be Prevented or Relieved From Working by Administrative Order." 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

▪ 713, it is declared that the United States Civil Service Commission be, and it is hereby, designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the authority vested in the President by the joint resolution of June 29, 1938, 52 Stat.

▪ 1246, as amended by the act of June 11, 1954, 68 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

113

659 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10552, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Aug 10, 1954). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10552-delegating-the-civil-service-commission-the-authority-the-president.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, 65 Stat. 713, it is declared that the United States Civil Service Commission be, and it is hereby, designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the authority vested in the President by the joint resolution of June 29, 1938, 52 Stat. 1246, as amended by the act of June 11, 1954, 68 Stat. 249 (5 U.S.C. 86a), to promulgate regulations under which certain employees of the Government may be prevented or relieved from working by administrative order. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, August 10, 1954.