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Executive Order 9815

Amending Section 7 of Executive Order No. 9691 of February 4, 1946, Entitled Directing the Civil Service Commission to Resume Operations Under the Civil Rules, and Authorizing the Adoption of Special Regulations During the Transitional Period

Signed by Harry S. Truman on December 23, 1946.

No later action on file
Signed recordDecember 23, 1946

The date the President signed it.

Publication record11 FR 14661

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Later actionNo later action on file

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APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 9815: Amending Section 7 of Executive Order No. 9691 of February 4, 1946, Entitled Directing the Civil Service Commission to Resume Operations Under the Civil Rules, and Authorizing the Adoption of Special Regulations During the Transitional Per… [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9815

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 9815: Amending Section 7 of Executive Order No. 9691 of February 4, 1946, Entitled Directing the Civil Service Commission to Resume Operations Under the Civil Rules, and Authorizing the Adoption of Special Regulations During the Transitional Per…." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9815.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 9815: Amending Section 7 of Executive Order No. 9691 of February 4, 1946, Entitled Directing the Civil Service Commission to Resume Operations Under the Civil Rules, and Authorizing the Adoption of Special Regulations During the Transitional Per…}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9815}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-9815; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1946.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 9691, February 4, 1946

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