Executive Order 10450
E519475
Executive Order 10450 was a Cold War–era U.S. presidential directive that broadened federal employee security and loyalty screening, enabling the dismissal of workers deemed security risks, including many targeted for alleged communist or homosexual affiliations.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War policy measure
ⓘ
United States executive order ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Security Requirements for Government Employment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
applicants for federal employment
ⓘ
civilian employees of the federal government of the United States ⓘ employees of government contractors in sensitive positions ⓘ |
| archivedAt | National Archives and Records Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lavender Scare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Red Scare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorized | dismissal of federal employees deemed security risks ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdCategory | security risk employee ⓘ |
| criterionForDismissal |
alleged communist affiliations
ⓘ
alleged drunkenness or drug addiction ⓘ alleged homosexual conduct ⓘ alleged moral perversion ⓘ alleged subversive associations ⓘ sympathetic association with subversive organizations ⓘ unexplained affluence or financial irresponsibility ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
discrimination against homosexual employees
ⓘ
lack of due process protections ⓘ vague and broad security criteria ⓘ violation of civil liberties ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1953-04-27 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1953-05-27 ⓘ |
| expanded | scope of loyalty and security investigations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| impact |
increased number of federal employee investigations
ⓘ
institutionalization of the Lavender Scare in federal employment ⓘ removal of thousands of federal employees ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Civil Service Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later federal personnel security programs ⓘ |
| introducedStandard | broad national security risk standard ⓘ |
| justifiedBy | protection of national security ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article II of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | partially superseded by later civil service and security reforms ⓘ |
| policyArea |
civil service employment
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| president | Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Executive Order 9835 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedStandard | narrower loyalty test of Executive Order 9835 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
federal employee security screening
ⓘ
loyalty investigations ⓘ national security risk standards ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.