Executive Order 11510 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11510—Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Level IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule

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Monday, February 16, 1970

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1 min read (88 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 Richard Nixon on 1970-02-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Level IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule." 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 by section 5317 of title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, section 2 of Executive Order No.

▪ 11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended, placing certain positions in level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is further amended by deleting "(18) Special Assistant for Regional Economic Coordination, Department of Commerce", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (18) Special Assistant to the Secretary for Policy Development, Department of Commerce.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

553 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11510, Richard Nixon (Feb 16, 1970). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11510-amending-executive-order-no-11248-placing-certain-positions-level-iv.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5317 of title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, section 2 of Executive Order No. 11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended, placing certain positions in level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is further amended by deleting "(18) Special Assistant for Regional Economic Coordination, Department of Commerce", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (18) Special Assistant to the Secretary for Policy Development, Department of Commerce. RICHARD NIXON The White House February 16, 1970