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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1974-03-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11768, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule." 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 5317 of title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, section 1 of Executive Order No.
▪11768, of February 20, 1974, placing certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule, is amended by deleting " (7) Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation, Department of Defense." and inserting in lieu thereof "(7) Director of Telecommunications and Command and Control Systems, Department of Defense.".
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
82
501 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11774, Richard Nixon (Mar 26, 1974). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11774-amending-executive-order-no-11768-placing-certain-positions-levels.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5317 of title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, section 1 of Executive Order No. 11768, of February 20, 1974, placing certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule, is amended by deleting " (7) Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation, Department of Defense." and inserting in lieu thereof "(7) Director of Telecommunications and Command and Control Systems, Department of Defense.". RICHARD NIXON The White House, March 26, 1974.
