EO 10450 broadened federal loyalty and security standards—contributing to mid‑century purges of government employees (including on grounds of homosexuality) and shaping Cold War personnel policy and civil‑liberties debates.
President Eisenhower signed Executive Order 10450 on April 27, 1953, establishing expanded security screening criteria and grounds for the dismissal or exclusion of federal employees.
EO 10450 broadened federal loyalty and security standards—contributing to mid‑century purges of government employees (including on grounds of homosexuality) and shaping Cold War personnel policy and civil‑liberties debates.
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