Executive Order 10917 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10917—Abolishing Certain Committees on Government Organization and Management Improvement

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Friday, February 10, 1961

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1 min read (164 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 John F. Kennedy on 1961-02-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Abolishing Certain Committees on Government Organization and Management Improvement." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ The President's Advisory Committee on Government Organization, established by Executive Order No.

▪ 10432 of January 24, 1953, and the Advisory Committee on Management Improvement, established by Section 3 of Executive Order No.

▪ 10072 of July 29, 1949, are hereby abolished.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

164

993 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10917, John F. Kennedy (Feb 10, 1961). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10917-abolishing-certain-committees-government-organization-and-management.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The President's Advisory Committee on Government Organization, established by Executive Order No. 10432 of January 24, 1953, and the Advisory Committee on Management Improvement, established by Section 3 of Executive Order No. 10072 of July 29, 1949, are hereby abolished. SEC. 2. Such functions of the President's Advisory Committee on Government Organization as are necessary for the orderly termination of its affairs are hereby transferred to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. All necessary steps pertaining to such termination shall be taken by or under the direction of the Director, and shall be performed in such manner as he may determine. SEC. 3. (a) Executive Order No. 10432 of January 24, 1953, is hereby revoked. (b) Executive Order No. 10072 of July 29, 1949, is hereby amended by deleting Section 3 thereof. JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, February 10, 1961