Executive Order 10217 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10217—Amending Paragraph 1(c) of Executive Order No. 10157 of August 28, 1950, Enabling Certain Employees of the Federal Government to Acquire a Competitive Status

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Monday, February 26, 1951

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1 min read (171 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 1951-02-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Paragraph 1(c) of Executive Order No. 10157 of August 28, 1950, Enabling Certain Employees of the Federal Government to Acquire a Competitive Status." 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

▪ 404) and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is ordered that paragraph 1(c) of Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

171

976 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

20.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10217, Harry S Truman (Feb 26, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10217-amending-paragraph-1c-executive-order-no-10157-august-28-1950.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 404) and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is ordered that paragraph 1(c) of Executive Order No. 10157 of August 28, 1950, entitled "Enabling Certain Employees of the Federal Government To Acquire a Competitive Status," be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "The acquisition of competitive status by the employee must be recommended to the Civil Service Commission by the head of the agency in which he is employed within six months of the date of this order; Provided, that in the case of an employee who has left or, before the expiration of such six months' period, leaves his civilian position for the purpose of entering the armed forces of the United States, such recommendation must be made within six months of the date of honorable termination of the military service of the employee." HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, February 26, 1951