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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-06-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Paragraph 6, Subdivision VI, Schedule A of 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
▪403, 404), paragraph 6, Subdivision VI of Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended to read as follows: "6.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
70
394 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8768, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 3, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8768-amendment-paragraph-6-subdivision-vi-schedule-the-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 paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403, 404), paragraph 6, Subdivision VI of Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended to read as follows: "6. All positions in the Federal Bureau of Investigation." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 3, 1941.
