The President's News Conference
08/10/1949
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I have today signed an Executive Order, 'Establishing special personnel procedures in the interest of the national defense.'
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service act (22 Stat. 403), by section 3 of the Civil Service Retirement A...
To the extent no inconsistent with this order, appointments and position changes in the competitive service shall be made in accordance with...
No person shall be entitled to more than one award of the Korean Service Medal.