Executive Order 9945 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9945—Further Amending Executive Order No. 9154 of May 1, 1942, Authorizing Certain Exclusions From the Operation of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as Amended

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Friday, April 9, 1948

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1 min read (97 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1948-04-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Further Amending Executive Order No. 9154 of May 1, 1942, Authorizing Certain Exclusions From the Operation of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as Amended." 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

▪ 470, as amended, and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, section 1 of Executive Order No.

▪ 9154 of May 1, 1942, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 9824 of January 28, 1947, is hereby further amended by the addition thereto of a new paragraph (1) reading as follows: (1) Employees serving under emergency-indefinite appointments not exceeding 5 years.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

555 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9945, Harry S Truman (Apr 9, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9945-further-amending-executive-order-no-9154-may-1-1942-authorizing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 3(b) of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, 46 Stat. 470, as amended, and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, section 1 of Executive Order No. 9154 of May 1, 1942, as amended by Executive Order No. 9824 of January 28, 1947, is hereby further amended by the addition thereto of a new paragraph (1) reading as follows: (1) Employees serving under emergency-indefinite appointments not exceeding 5 years. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, April 9, 1948