Executive Order 8042 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8042—Authorizing Initial Appointments to Certain Positions in the Air Safety Board, Civil Aeronautics Authority, Without Compliance With the Civil Service Rules
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1939-01-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing Initial Appointments to Certain Positions in the Air Safety Board, Civil Aeronautics Authority, Without Compliance With the 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing Initial Appointments to Certain Positions in the Air Safety Board, Civil Aeronautics Authority, Without Compliance With the Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
143
951 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
25.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8042, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 30, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8042-authorizing-initial-appointments-certain-positions-the-air-safety.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that, subject to the establishment before the Civil Service Commission of the requisite qualifications in each case, initial appointments to each of the following-named positions under the Air Safety Board, Civil Aeronautics Authority, may be effected without compliance with the competitive requirements of the Civil Service Rules: Executive Officer Technical Adviser Chief of Investigation Division Chief of Examiners' Section Chief of Investigation Section Chief of Technical Section Chief of Information and Publications Division Chief of Liaison Section Chief of Information and Statistical Section This order is recommended by the Chairman of the Air Safety Board, Civil Aeronautics Authority. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 30, 1939.
