Authorizing Certain Employees of the General Accounting Office To Acquire a Classified Civil-Service Status

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 17, 1940.

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  title        = {{Executive Order 8457: Authorizing Certain Employees of the General Accounting Office To Acquire a Classified Civil-Service Status}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8457}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8457; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked October 26, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
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