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Executive Order 11589
Delegating to the United States Civil Service Commission certain authorities of the President under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 and the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950
Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on Apr 1, 1971.
Later amendedThe Federal Register edition of the order.
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eo-11589- Permanent link
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 11589: Delegating to the United States Civil Service Commission certain authorities of the President under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 and the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950," last checked Sept. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11589
APA
Vote Files. (2026, September 28). Executive Order 11589: Delegating to the United States Civil Service Commission certain authorities of the President under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 and the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11589
Chicago
Vote Files. "Executive Order 11589: Delegating to the United States Civil Service Commission certain authorities of the President under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 and the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950." Last modified September 28, 2026. Accessed September 28, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11589.
BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_11589,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 11589: Delegating to the United States Civil Service Commission certain authorities of the President under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 and the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11589}},
note = {Citation ID eo-11589; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1971.html; last checked 2026-09-28; accessed 2026-09-28}
}Plain link
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Amended by
EO 12107, December 28, 1978
See
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1958; EO 10952, July 20, 1961
National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.