Executive Order 10556 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.29)

Executive Order 10556—Authorizing Regulations for the Permanent Promotion and Reassignment of Federal Employees

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Wednesday, September 1, 1954

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1 min read (134 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 Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1954-09-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing Regulations for the Permanent Promotion and Reassignment of Federal Employees." 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

▪ 757), as amended, it is ordered as follows: Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 (b) of Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

134

839 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.29

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10556, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Sep 1, 1954). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10556-authorizing-regulations-for-the-permanent-promotion-and-reassignment.

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. 403) and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 631), and in effectuation of the purposes of section 1310 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1952 (65 Stat. 757), as amended, it is ordered as follows: Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 (b) of Executive Order No. 10180 of November 13, 1950, and to the extent consistent with law, the Civil Service Commission, with respect to positions in the competitive service, and the heads of executive departments and agencies, with respect to positions excepted from the competitive service, are hereby authorized to issue regulations or instructions governing the permanency of promotions and reassignments of permanent employees. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, September 1, 1954.