Executive Order 9973 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9973—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9830 of February 24, 1947, Amending the Civil Service Rules and Providing for Federal Personnel Administration

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Monday, June 28, 1948

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1 min read (209 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 Harry S Truman on 1948-06-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 9830 of February 24, 1947, Amending the Civil Service Rules and Providing for Federal Personnel Administration." 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), it is ordered, in the interest of the internal management of the Government, that subdivision (f) of section 6.1 of Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

209

1,244 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9973, Harry S Truman (Jun 28, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9973-amendment-executive-order-no-9830-february-24-1947-amending-the-civil.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 631) and by the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (212 Stat. 403), it is ordered, in the interest of the internal management of the Government, that subdivision (f) of section 6.1 of Executive Order No. 9830 of February 24, 1947, amending the civil Service Rules and providing for Federal personnel administration, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: (f) Whenever any position in Schedule A or B (§ 6.4) or any position excepted from the competitive service by statute is occupied by a person having a competitive status, such person shall not be entitled to the protection against separation provided by this order and the Civil Service Rules and Regulations: Provided, That the Commission shall designate such positions in Schedules A and B as are not of a primarily confidential or policy-determining character and whenever any position so designated is occupied by a person having a competitive status, however he may have been appointed to such position, he shall be separated therefrom only in accordance with the provisions of this order and the Civil Service Rules and Regulations. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, June 28, 1948