Executive Order 11393 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11393—Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule

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Thursday, January 25, 1968

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1 min read (72 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 Lyndon B. Johnson on 1968-01-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ 11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 11268 of January 20, 1966, is further amended by substituting for item (6) thereunder the following: "(6) Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Department of Defense." LYNDON B.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

421 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11393, Lyndon B. Johnson (Jan 25, 1968). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11393-amending-executive-order-no-11248-placing-certain-positions-levels.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5317 of Title 5 of the United States Code, section 2 of Executive Order No. 11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended by Executive Order No. 11268 of January 20, 1966, is further amended by substituting for item (6) thereunder the following: "(6) Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Department of Defense." LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House January 25, 1968