Executive Actions Affecting Government Reform

Reviewing Certain Presidential Actions

A Presidential Memoranda directing an investigation into activities of the Biden Administration. A fact sheet on the memoranda can be found on the White House website.

Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2026 Pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, As Amended

A Presidential Memoranda directing that spending of budgetary resources for fiscal year 2026 in non-exempt budget accounts be reduced in accordance with amounts calculated by the Office of Management and Budget, in accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act.

Restoring Gold Standard Science

An EO directing the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to issue guidance on “Gold Standard Science” for any agencies engaged in scientific activity. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Increasing Efficiency At the Office of the Federal Register

An EO instructing the Office of the Federal Register and Director of the Government Publishing Office to reduce delays in the Federal Register’s publication, as well as adjust the Federal Register’s fee schedule to reflect actual costs of publication. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Ending Taxpayer Subsidization Of Biased Media

An EO directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and all executive departments and agencies to terminate funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), including prohibiting recipients of CPB funds from using those funds to support NPR and PBS. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Strengthening Probationary Periods in the Federal Service

An EO providing for expansive probationary and trial periods within the federal service and increasing agency discretion regarding termination during these periods. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness

An EO directing the Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of Health and Human Services, with input from the fishing industry to review, suspend, revise or rescind any regulations that may overly burden commercial fishing, aquaculture or fish processing industries. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts

An EO directing agencies to procure commercially available products to the maximum extent possible, and directing a review and increased oversight of solicitations for non-commercial products. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Restoring Common Sense to Federal Office Space Management

An EO revoking EO 12072 (signed by President Carter) and EO 13006 (signed by President Clinton) to prioritize federal office space at more cost-effective facilities rather than central business districts and historic properties. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement

An EO directing the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and other relevant agency heads to remove any regulations not required by statute or are otherwise necessary to support simplicity and usability, strengthen the efficacy of government procurement or protect economic and national security. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Insights

President Trump Issues Executive Order Directing Major Revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation

Addressing Risks from Susman Godfrey

An EO directing the suspension of security clearances held by individuals at Susman Godfrey LLP and requiring disclosure by government contractors of any business they do with the firm, among other measures. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base

An EO directing the Secretary of Defense to revise the acquisition process, including through the elimination of unnecessary tasks, reducing duplicative approvals and reviewing the Major Defense Acquisition Program guidelines. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers

An EO directing agency heads, in consultation with the Federal Trade Commission Chair, to identify regulations that may serve to promulgate or propagate monopolies, or otherwise create unnecessary barriers to entry. This list will be reviewed by the White House and Office of Management and Budget, which will then suggest recissions or modifications. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy

An EO directing cabinet members and agency heads to insert conditional sunset provisions into a broad series of regulations. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs

An EO ending collective bargaining for federal unions in several federal agencies with a National Security mission, including but not limited to national defense, border security, foreign relations, energy security, pandemic preparedness, cybersecurity, economic defense and public safety. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History

An EO directing the Vice President, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and others, to effectuate changes at the Smithsonian Institutions, as well as directing the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate and reinstate names that have been removed from government monuments. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Addressing Risks From WilmerHale

An EO directing the suspension of security clearances held by individuals at WilmerHale LLP and requiring disclosure by government contractors of any business they do with the firm, among other measures. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Addressing Risks From Jenner & Block

An EO directing the suspension of security clearances held by individuals at Jenner & Block LLP and requiring disclosure by government contractors of any business they do with the firm, among other measures. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections

An EO directing various actions to preserve and strengthen election integrity, including, among other measures, enforcing the citizenship requirement for federal elections, providing assistance to states for eligibility verification, updating the Election Assistance Commission’s voting system standards, and directing the Attorney General to establish information-sharing agreements with state election officials to prosecute election crimes. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Protecting America’s Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste and Abuse

An EO directing the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with agency heads, to ensure that all payments made by the Department of Treasury on behalf of agencies are subject to precertification verification processes. The EO further directs agencies to consolidate their core financial systems and reduce use of Non-Treasury Disbursing Offices. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Immediate Declassification of Materials Related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation

A memorandum declassifying materials related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation, which examined links between President Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia.

Modernizing Payments to and From America’s Bank Account

An EO directing the Secretary of the Treasury, effective September 30, 2025, to cease issuing paper checks for all federal disbursements, including intragovernmental payments, benefit payments, vendor payments and tax refunds, with certain exceptions, including for individuals who do not have access to banking services. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court

A memorandum directing the Attorney General to seek sanctions against attorneys and law firms that engage in frivolous, unreasonable and vexatious litigation against the United States or in matters before executive departments and agencies. A fact sheet on the memorandum can be found on the White House website.

Rescinding Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information From Specified Individuals

A memorandum rescinding security clearances and access to classified information from specified individuals, including former President Biden.

Addressing Remedial Action by Paul Weiss

An EO revoking the EO issued on March 14, 2025, titled “Addressing Risks From Paul Weiss.”

Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States and Communities

An EO directing the Secretary of Education to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Stopping Waste, Fraud and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos

An EO directing agency heads to take all necessary steps to ensure federal officials have full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, data, software systems and information technology systems, as well as access to comprehensive data from all state programs that receive federal funding, among other information. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement

An EO directing a comprehensive plan to consolidate domestic federal procurement of goods and services in the General Services Administration. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Addressing Risks From Paul Weiss

An EO instructing the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and other relevant agency heads to suspend active security clearances of individuals at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and to require government contractors to disclose any business with the firm, among other measures. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Additional Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions

An EO revoking several Biden-era executive actions, including determinations that invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA) to boost domestic production of certain energy products, such as heat pumps and insulation; a National Security Memorandum on the US Conventional Arms Transfer Policy; and an EO that raised the minimum wage for federal contractors. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy

An EO directing the elimination of nonstatutory components and the reduction in performance of statutory functions of seven federal entities, including the Minority Business Development Agency, the US Agency for Global Media, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Ensuring the Enforcement of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c)

A memorandum directing executive department and agency heads to ensure that their agencies properly request federal district courts to require plaintiffs to post security equal to the federal government’s potential costs and damages from a wrongly issued injunction, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c). A fact sheet on the memorandum can be found on the White House website.

Nominations Sent to the Senate

A directive nominating multiple individuals to key positions across the federal government.

Designating English as the Official Language of the United States

An EO designating English as the official language of the US. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Cost Efficiency Initiative

An EO directing agency heads to take various actions aimed at reducing federal spending. Among other measures, the EO directs agency heads to implement centralized systems for recording and justifying agency payments, review contracts and grants, update contracting policy guidance, assess all property leases and place a 30-day freeze on employee credit cards. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy

An EO directing several actions to reduce the size of the federal government, including the termination of the Presidential Management Fellows Program and various federal advisory committees. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Regulatory Initiative

An EO directing agency heads, among other actions, to identify unconstitutional and unlawful regulations and include their rescission or modification in the Unified Regulatory Agenda. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

President Trump Announces Appointments to the Council of Governors

A directive appointing members to the Council of Governors.

President Trump Announces Appointments to the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

A directive appointing several individuals to the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies

An EO directing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish performance standards and management objectives for independent agency heads, ensure alignment of independent agencies’ obligations and apportionments with the President’s policies, and facilitate coordination and consultation on policies and priorities with independent regulatory agencies. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending

A memorandum directing the heads of executive departments and agencies to publicly disclose the details of every terminated program, canceled contract terminated grant, or any other discontinued use of federal funds. A fact sheet on the memorandum can be found on the White House website.

Nominations Sent to the Senate

A directive nominating multiple individuals to key positions across the federal government.

One Voice for America’s Foreign Relations

An EO directing the Secretary of State to reform the Foreign Service and the administration of foreign relations to ensure faithful and effective implementation of the President’s foreign policy agenda. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security

An EO directing the Attorney General to review and update the guidelines and policies governing investigations and enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) within a 180-day period. During this period, no new FCPA investigations shall be initiated, except under approved exceptions. The Attorney General may extend the review for an additional 180 days if deemed necessary. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Insights

Trump Pauses FCPA Enforcement and Resets Priorities

Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws

An EO prohibiting the federal government from procuring paper straws and directing relevant agencies to issue a National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws within 45 days. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Eliminating the Federal Executive Institute

An EO eliminating the Federal Executive Institute. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Advancing United States Interests When Funding Nongovernmental Organizations

A memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies directing them to review all funding provided to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and to align all future funding decisions with the goals and priorities of the current administration.

Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias

An EO establishing a task force within the Department of Justice to eradicate anti-Christian bias. Among other directives, the task force is to identify any policies, practices or conduct by agencies that are determined to be anti-Christian. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation

An EO requiring that whenever an executive department or agency publicly proposes for notice and comment or otherwise promulgates a new regulation, it shall identify at least 10 existing regulations to be repealed. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Limiting Lame-Duck Collective Bargaining Agreements That Improperly Attempt to Constrain the New President

A memorandum prohibiting executive departments and agencies from finalizing collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with employees in the 30 days prior to a change in presidential administrations. It further instructs agency heads to disapprove of any CBA that has not yet been approved and that does not comply with the requirements of the memorandum.

Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday

An EO establishing a White House Task Force on Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday.

Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency

An EO establishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council to advise the President on the “ability of FEMA to capably and impartially address disasters” and make recommendations on FEMA reform. The review council will be composed of 20 members, including relevant agency heads and representatives from sectors outside the federal government.

Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

An EO directing the declassification and release of records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy within 15 days, and those concerning the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. within 45 days. A fact sheet on the EO can be found on the White House website.

Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

A memorandum directing the Secretary of the Interior to assist the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina in obtaining full federal recognition through legislation or other available mechanisms.

Nominations Transmitted to the Senate

A list of nominations for various positions within the administration.

Establishing and Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE)

An EO establishing the US DOGE Service (USDS) within the Executive Office of the President (EOP), directing federal agency leadership to establish a “DOGE Team” within their respective agencies, and directing the USDS Administrator to commence a Software Modernization Initiative to maximize government-wide software, network infrastructure and information technology (IT) systems.

Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness

An EO renaming “Denali” as “Mount McKinley” and the “Gulf of Mexico” as the “Gulf of America.”

Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government

An EO directing federal action to address politically motivated investigations, prosecutions and enforcement actions undertaken by the Biden administration. The EO directs the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with other federal agencies, to review enforcement and intelligence actions undertaken by all federal agencies with enforcement and intelligence authority over the last four years to identify and take remedial action to fulfill the purposes of the EO.

Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions

An EO rescinding 78 Biden administration EOs related to social policies, border policies, climate initiatives, public health, immigration and AI, among other topics.

Flying the Flag of the United States at Full-staff on Inauguration Day

A proclamation ordering that the US flag be flown at full-staff on inauguration days.

Announcement of Cabinet and Cabinet-level Appointments

The formal nominations of President Trump’s cabinet appointments.

Announcement of Sub-Cabinet Appointments

The formal nominations of President Trump’s sub-cabinet appointments.

Announcement of Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-level Positions

The formal appointments for acting cabinet and cabinet-level positions.

Announcement of Chairmen and Acting Chairmen

The formal designations of federal chairmen and acting chairmen.

Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture

A memorandum directing the Administrator of the General Services Administration, in consultation with the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and the heads of relevant departments and agencies, to submit proposals to advance federal public buildings as civic locations.

Regulatory Freeze Pending Review

A memorandum pausing federal rulemaking until approved by a department or agency head appointed or designated by President Trump. The EO additionally pauses pending regulatory actions and orders the withdrawal of rules sent to the Office of the Federal Register but not yet published.

Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives

A memorandum directing the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director to issue Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Plans for agencies to adopt. The action directs agency heads to terminate their existing Executive Resources Board (ERB) and institute a new or interim ERB, as well as terminate their existing Performance Review Board membership and replace membership with individuals focused on enforcing SES performance evaluations.

Restoring Accountability to Policy-influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce

An EO reinstating the creation of Schedule F – retitled as Schedule Policy/Career – in the Excepted Service and directing the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to issue guidance on additional categories of positions that should be placed in Schedule Policy/Career.

Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service

An EO mandating reforms to federal hiring practices to focus on merit, skill and commitment to the constitution. The EO directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to develop and distribute a federal hiring plan to increase efficiency of hiring and recruiting efforts.

Return to In-person Work

A memorandum directing federal employees to return to full-time, in-person work.

Hiring Freeze

A memorandum freezing the hiring of federal civilian employees, excluding military and certain other national security and public safety positions, and directing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal workforce.

Holding Former Government Officials Accountable for Election Interference and Improper Disclosure of Sensitive Governmental Information

An EO revoking security clearances held by Biden administration officials who engaged in “misleading and inappropriate political coordination with the 2020 Biden presidential campaign” and John Bolton. The action further directs the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to submit a report to the President assessing inappropriate activity by members of the Intelligence Community (IC) and security clearance holders related to a letter signed by 51 IC officials during the campaign and providing recommendations to avoid inappropriate election interference by IC members, including potential disciplinary actions.

Memorandum to Resolve the Backlog of Security Clearances for Executive Office of the President Personnel

A memorandum ordering the immediate granting of security clearances to a list of individuals prepared by the Office of White House Counsel and granting that office the authority to revoke interim clearances.