Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP federal administrative instruction issued by the President of the United States For other uses, see Executive order (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Presidential proclamation or Presidential memorandum. Executive Order 9981 of July 26, 1948 by President Harry S. Truman banning segregation of the Armed Forces. Executive orders are published in the Federal Register. Here, Executive Order 13799 of Donald Trump is reproduced. In the United States, an executive order is a directive issued by the President of the United States that manages operations of the federal government and has the force of law. [1] The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources. Article Two of the United States Constitution gives the president broad executive and enforcement authority to use their discretion to determine how to enforce the law or to otherwise manage the resources and staff of the executive branch. The ability to make such orders...