Executive Order 11589 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11589—Delegating to the Office of Personnel Management Certain Authorities of the President Under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 and the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950

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Thursday, April 1, 1971

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1 min read (188 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 1971-04-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating to the Office of Personnel Management Certain Authorities of the President Under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 and the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ The United States Civil Service Commission is hereby designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the following: (a) The authority of the President under section 3376 of title 5 of the United States Code to prescribe regulations for the administration of subchapter VI, "Assignments to and from States," of chapter 33 of that title.

▪ 10952 of July 20, 1961, as amended, section 1 (b) shall control.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

188

1,089 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11589, Richard Nixon (Apr 1, 1971). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11589-delegating-the-office-personnel-management-certain-authorities-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The United States Civil Service Commission is hereby designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the following: (a) The authority of the President under section 3376 of title 5 of the United States Code to prescribe regulations for the administration of subchapter VI, "Assignments to and from States," of chapter 33 of that title. (b) The authority of the President under section 205 (a) (4) of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2286(a) (4)) and as affected by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1958 (72 Stat. 1799), relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on the merit basis. SEC. 2. To the extent that section 1 (b) of this order is inconsistent with the provisions of Executive Order No. 10952 of July 20, 1961, as amended, section 1 (b) shall control. RICHARD NIXON The White House April 1, 1971