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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-05-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Section 1(a) of Civil Service Rule IX." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amendment of Section 1(a) of Civil Service Rule IX.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
210
1,142 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8425, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 29, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8425-amendment-section-1a-civil-service-rule-ix.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 631), it is ordered that section 1 (a) of Civil Service Rule IX governing reinstatements, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "(a) Upon requisition for reinstatement by the appointing office having a vacancy to fill, made within 1 year of separation if the period of service was less than 2 years; within 2 years if the period of service was 2 years or more but less than 3 years; within 3 years if the period of service was 3 years or more but less than 4 years; within 4 years if the period of service was 4 years or more but less than 5 years; and without time limit if the period of service was 5 years or more: Provided , That the applicant is otherwise eligible under the conditions of the Executive order of June 2, 1920: Provided further , That the time limit may be waived in the case of reinstatements to positions in Federal agencies concerned with preparedness and the national-defense program." FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 29, 1940.
