Executive Order 8383 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8383—Authorizing the Civil Service Commission To Confer a Classified Civil Service Status Upon Certain Employees of the Office of Indian Affairs In Accordance With Section 3 of Executive Order No. 7916 of June 24, 1938

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Thursday, March 28, 1940

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1 min read (127 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-03-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Civil Service Commission To Confer a Classified Civil Service Status Upon Certain Employees of the Office of Indian Affairs In Accordance With Section 3 of Executive Order No. 7916 of June 24, 1938." 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

▪ 403, 404), the Civil Service Commission is hereby authorized to confer a competitive classified civil-service status in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

127

762 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8383, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 28, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8383-authorizing-the-civil-service-commission-confer-classified-civil.

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, 404), the Civil Service Commission is hereby authorized to confer a competitive classified civil-service status in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of Executive Order No. 7916 of June 24, 1938, upon those employees of the Office of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, in Washington, D.C., and in the field who, prior to February 1, 1939, were properly appointed under the then-existing provisions of paragraph 5 (a), Subdivision VIII of Schedule A, and paragraph 1, Subdivision I of Schedule B of the Civil Service Rules. The issuance of this order is recommended by the Civil Service Commission. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 28, 1940.