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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1957-08-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 10590, Establishing the President's Committee on Government Employment Policy." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪691), it is ordered that section 1 of Executive Order No.
▪10590 of January 18, 1955, entitled "Establishing the President's Committee on Government Employment Policy" be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Section 1.
▪There is hereby established the President's Committee on Government Employment Policy (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).
▪Four members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, provided that at least one public member (or alternate public member) and one non-public member are present.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
257
1,579 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
14.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10722, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Aug 5, 1957). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10722-amendment-executive-order-no-10590-establishing-the-presidents.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, and as President of the United States, and consistent with the provisions of section 214 of the act of May 3, 1945, 59 Stat. 134 (31 U.S.C. 691), it is ordered that section 1 of Executive Order No. 10590 of January 18, 1955, entitled "Establishing the President's Committee on Government Employment Policy" be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Section 1. There is hereby established the President's Committee on Government Employment Policy (hereinafter referred to as the Committee). The Committee shall be composed of seven members, as follows: (a) one representative of the Civil Service Commission, to be designated by the Chairman thereof, (b) one representative of the Department of Labor, to be designated by the Secretary of Labor, (c) one representative of the Office of Defense Mobilization, to be designated by the Director thereof, (d) one representative of the Department of Defense, to be designated by the Secretary of Defense, and (e) three public members to be appointed by the President. Not more than two alternate public members may be appointed by the President as he may deem necessary. Four members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, provided that at least one public member (or alternate public member) and one non-public member are present. The President shall designate the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Committee, and each member of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the President." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, August 5, 1957.
