{"status":"ok","citation_id":"eo-13963","kind":"eo","title":"Executive Order 13963: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Defense","statement":"Executive Order 13963, \"Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Defense\", was signed on December 10, 2020 and published in the Federal Register at 85 FR 81331 on December 15, 2020.","record_date":"2020-12-10","record_date_label":"Signed","official_source":{"label":"Federal Register","url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/15/2020-27739/providing-an-order-of-succession-within-the-department-of-defense"},"last_checked":"2026-10-31","last_checked_basis":"Executive-order archive last refreshed from the Federal Register and National Archives","permalink":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13963","votefiles_url":"https://powerandpolitics.co/eo.php?k=13963","publisher":"Power \u0026 Politics","formats":{"ap":"Power \u0026 Politics, \"Executive Order 13963: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Defense,\" last checked Oct. 31, 2026, citing Federal Register, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13963","apa":"Power \u0026 Politics. (2026, October 31). Executive Order 13963: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Defense [Executive order record]. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13963","chicago":"Power \u0026 Politics. \"Executive Order 13963: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Defense.\" Last modified October 31, 2026. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13963.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_eo_13963,\n  author       = {{Power \u0026 Politics}},\n  title        = {{Executive Order 13963: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Defense}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13963}},\n  note         = {Reference number eo-13963; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/15/2020-27739/providing-an-order-of-succession-within-the-department-of-defense; last checked October 31, 2026; accessed November 1, 2026}\n}","link":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-13963"}}