Executive orders are issued to interpret, implement, or administer laws. On the federal level, executive orders are issued by the president or by another
Executive Branch official under the president's direction. Executive orders range from commands for detailed changes in federal administrative agencyprocedures to commands for military action. To have the force of law, a federal
Executive Order must be published in the Federal Register, the officialgovernment publication of executive orders and federal administrative agency regulations. On the state level, governors have similar authority to makelaws concerning state administrative agencies and state military personnel