Executive Order 9628 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9628—Authorizing the Appointment to Positions of Contact Representative, Veterans Administration, Without Regard to the Requirements of the Civil Service Rules

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Tuesday, September 25, 1945

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1 min read (96 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1945-09-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment to Positions of Contact Representative, Veterans Administration, Without Regard to the Requirements 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing the Appointment to Positions of Contact Representative, Veterans Administration, Without Regard to the Requirements of the Civil Service Rules.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

610 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9628, Harry S Truman (Sep 25, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9628-authorizing-the-appointment-positions-contact-representative-veterans.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth, subdivision Second, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that upon recommendation to the Civil Service Commission of the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, any person entitled to veteran's preference who has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor may be appointed to the classified position of Contact Representative in the Veterans Administration without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, September 25, 1945