Executive Order 10778—Authorizing the Appointment of William K. Harris to a Competitive Position Without Compliance With the Civil Service Act and Rules
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403, 404), I hereby authorize the career-conditional appointment of William K. Harris to a competitive position in the Department of the Navy without compliance with the competitive provisions of the Civil Service Act and Rules.
This order is recommended by the Secretary of the Navy.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
THE WHITE HOUSE,
August 20, 1958.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Executive Order 10778—Authorizing the Appointment of William K. Harris to a Competitive Position Without Compliance With the Civil Service Act and Rules Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/306671