Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government
Summary
Amended EO 11478 to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in the federal civilian workforce.
Topics
Related Executive Orders
Authorizing the Secretary of War to Prescribe Military Areas
Franklin D. Roosevelt — February 19, 1942
Desegregation of the Armed Forces
Harry S. Truman — July 26, 1948
Desegregation of Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas
Dwight D. Eisenhower — September 23, 1957
Establishing the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity
John F. Kennedy — March 6, 1961
Equal Opportunity in Housing
John F. Kennedy — November 20, 1962
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