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Executive Order 10789
Authorizing Agencies of the Government To Exercise Certain Contracting Authority in Connection With National-Defense Functions and Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exercise of Such Authority
Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on November 14, 1958.
Later amendedThe Federal Register edition of the order.
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 10789: Authorizing Agencies of the Government To Exercise Certain Contracting Authority in Connection With National-Defense Functions and Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exercise of Such Authority," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10789
APA
Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 10789: Authorizing Agencies of the Government To Exercise Certain Contracting Authority in Connection With National-Defense Functions and Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exercise of Such Authority [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10789
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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10789: Authorizing Agencies of the Government To Exercise Certain Contracting Authority in Connection With National-Defense Functions and Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exercise of Such Authority." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10789.
BibTeX
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author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 10789: Authorizing Agencies of the Government To Exercise Certain Contracting Authority in Connection With National-Defense Functions and Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exercise of Such Authority}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10789}},
note = {Reference number eo-10789; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1958.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}Plain link
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What happened to this order
These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.
Amended by
EO 11051, September 27, 1962; EO 11382, November 28, 1967; EO 11610, July 22, 1971; EO 12148, July 20, 1979; EO 12919, June 3, 1994; EO 13232, October 20, 2001; EO 13286, February 28, 2003
See
Proc. 2914, December 16, 1950; EO 11896, January 13, 1976; Public Law 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255; 50 U.S.C. 1601), which terminates, effective September 14, 1978, all power and authorities, except those expressly cited, possessed by the President and/or other Federal officials as a result of any declaration of a national emergency in effect on September 14, 1976.; Memo. of Apr. 17, 2003, 68 FR 19705
The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.