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Harry Truman: The acquisition of competitive status by the employee must be recommended to the Civil Service Commission by the head of…

On the recordFebruary 25, 1951
The acquisition of competitive status by the employee must be recommended to the Civil Service Commission by the head of the agency in which he is employed within six months of the date of this order;
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10217—Amending Paragraph 1(c) of Executive Order No. 10157 of August 28, 1950, Enabling Certain Employees of...

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