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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-06-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Extension of Appointments of Certain Employees of the General Accounting Office." 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 the Extension of Appointments of Certain Employees of the General Accounting Office.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
135
808 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8456, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 27, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8456-authorizing-the-extension-appointments-certain-employees-the-general.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of 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 the employees of the General Accounting Office whose continuance in the service until June 30, 1940, was authorized by Executive Order No. 8137 of May 17, 1939, may be further continued in the service for a period not to extend beyond June 30, 1941: Provided , however, that this order shall not affect the status of the positions occupied by employees who are authorized to acquire a competitive classified status by the Executive order of this date entitled "Authorizing Certain Employees of the General Accounting Office to Acquire a Classified Civil-Service Status." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 27, 1940.
