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    "ocrText": "4000 - PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES\n4900 - MISCELLANEOUS PERSONNEL MATTERS\n4910 - Loyalty and Security Program\n4911 - Introduction\n4911.1 - Purpose\n.01 This order, which supergedes the Secretary of\nDefense's order entitled \"Adjudication of Loyalty Cases\",\nestablishes a Loyalty-Security Board and prescribes procedures\nfor the disposition of all loyalty and security risk cages in-\nvolving civilian employees of the Department of Defense, ex-\ncluding employees of the Departments of the Army, Navy and Air\nForce. The regulations and directives duly promulgated by and\nunder the authority of the Loyalty Review Board in accord with\nthe provisions of Executive Order 9835, as set forth in Title\n5, Chapter II, of the Code of Federal Regulations, constitute\nthe basic and controlling regulations to govern all loyalty\nadjudication procedures in the units of organization to which\nthis order is applicable. The statement of procedures shown\nhereinafter as applicable to the adjudication of loyalty cases\nis therefore promulgated in accordance therewith. The state-\nment of procedures shown hereinafter as applicable to security\nrisk cases is promulgated under the provisions of Section 3 of\nthe Act of December 17, 1942, 56 Stat. 1053, which authorizes\nimmediate removal of any civilian employee when such action is\nwarranted by the demands of national security.\n4911.2 - Jurisdiction\n.01 For the purpose of the Federal Employees Loyalty Pro-\ngram, employees and applicants for Federal positions are divided\ninto two groups, namely:\nGroup 1: Those employees who were on duty in the Federal\nservice on September 30, 1947, and who have remained con-\ntinuously in service since that time without receiving a\nnew appointment in the competitive service by conversion,\ntransfer, reappointment, or reinstatement; those employees\nwho enter on duty in the Federal service in excepted posi-\ntions subsequent to September 30, 1947; and persons who\nare applicants for positions excepted from the competitive\nservice.\n15 Jan 50"
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