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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-07-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Section 6, Rule II, Civil Service Rules." 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, 404), section 6 of Rule n of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.
Exec. Order No. 7408, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 6, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7408-amendment-section-6-rule-ii-civil-service-rules.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes and by the provisions of subdivision FIRST and paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403, 404), section 6 of Rule n of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended to read as follows: 6. Except as provided in section 7 of this rule a person holding a position when it is placed in the competitive classified civil service and made subject to competitive examination may acquire a competitive civil service status provided: (a) That he was appointed at least 60 days prior to the effective date of the change in the status of the position; (b) That he is unqualifiedly recommended to the Civil Service Commission by the head of the department or establishment in which he is employed; (c) That he shall pass such appropriate noncompetitive tests of fitness as the Civil Service Commission may prescribe; and (d) That he is a citizen of the United States and is not disqualified by any of the provisions of section 4 of Civil Service Rule V or of any provision of the Civil Service Act and Rules or of any other statute or Executive order. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, July 6, 1936.
