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Executive Order 10557

Approving the Revised Provision in Government Contracts Relating to Nondiscrimination in Employment

Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on September 3, 1954.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordSeptember 3, 1954

The date the President signed it.

Publication record19 FR 5655

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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Reference number
eo-10557
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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 10557: Approving the Revised Provision in Government Contracts Relating to Nondiscrimination in Employment [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10557

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10557: Approving the Revised Provision in Government Contracts Relating to Nondiscrimination in Employment." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10557.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10557: Approving the Revised Provision in Government Contracts Relating to Nondiscrimination in Employment}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10557}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10557; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1954.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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What happened to this order

These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Revoked by EO 10925, March 6, 1961
See EO 10479, April 13, 1953

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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