E.O.13834
Efficient Federal Operations
·Donald Trump·83 FR 23771
E.O.13833
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Agency Chief Information Officers
·Donald Trump·83 FR 23345
Directs heads of covered federal agencies (excluding the Department of Defense and independent regulatory agencies) to strengthen the role of agency Chief Information Officers (CIOs) in managing information technology. Requires that CIOs report directly to agency heads, serve as primary strategic advisors on IT, play a significant role in IT budgeting and planning, and approve appointments of component CIOs. Directs agencies to consolidate IT functions, eliminate redundant IT management roles, prioritize shared and cloud-based IT services, and ensure CIOs help set knowledge and skill standards for IT staff, which must be reflected in performance evaluations. Requires CIOs to sit on, and where appropriate chair, agency IT governance boards. Directs the Office of Personnel Management to propose, within 30 days, a rule allowing agencies to obtain direct hiring authority for IT positions facing severe candidate shortages, with hired employees limited to term appointments. Directs the Office of Management and Budget to update related guidance.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13832
Enhancing Noncompetitive Civil Service Appointments of Military Spouses
·Donald Trump·83 FR 22343
Directs federal agencies to promote the noncompetitive hiring authority that allows military spouses to be appointed to civil service jobs without going through the standard competitive process. Agencies must indicate in job postings that they will consider candidates under this military spouse hiring authority, actively advertise it, and solicit applications from eligible spouses. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must, within 180 days, review potential regulatory changes, notify agency human resources officials about the authority, educate agencies on using it effectively, and clarify telework guidance under the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010. Starting in fiscal year 2019, agencies must report annually to OPM and the Department of Labor on positions offered, applications received, and spouses hired under this authority. OPM's Director, with the Secretary of Labor, must give the President annual reports on implementation, including recommendations developed with the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security on improving license portability and removing employment barriers for military spouses.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13831
Establishment of a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative
·Donald Trump·83 FR 20715
Establishes the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative within the Executive Office of the President, replacing the former White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, to help faith-based and community organizations compete for federal grants, contracts, and funding opportunities. Amends several prior executive orders to rename related offices and centers as "Faith and Opportunity Initiatives." The Initiative will be led by an Advisor housed in the Office of Public Liaison, working with the Domestic Policy Council and agency-level centers or liaisons. It is directed to consult outside experts and faith leaders, recommend policy changes to the President, showcase organizational initiatives, and flag religious-liberty compliance concerns to the Attorney General under Executive Order 13798 and a related 2017 Attorney General memorandum. Federal agencies must designate liaisons and provide requested support. The order revokes Executive Order 13199 and Executive Order 13498, which had created earlier faith-based initiative structures, and states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13830
Delegation of Authority To Approve Certain Military Decorations
·Donald Trump·83 FR 18191
Delegates presidential authority to approve certain military decorations to the secretaries of the military departments, and to the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Coast Guard when it is not operating under the Navy. Covers awards including the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Coast Guard Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Soldier's Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Airman's Medal, and Coast Guard Medal, setting eligibility criteria for each, such as heroism in combat, meritorious service, or aerial achievement. Allows the Secretary of Defense, with State Department concurrence, to award the Legion of Merit to foreign military members, while requiring presidential approval for the highest degree. Sets time limits for awarding the Distinguished Flying Cross based on when the qualifying act occurred. Authorizes the relevant secretaries to issue implementing regulations, and supersedes two prior executive orders from 1927 and 1942 while preserving existing regulations issued under them until replaced. Does not affect awards already made or create new enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13829
Task Force on the United States Postal System
·Donald Trump·83 FR 17281
Establishes a Task Force on the United States Postal Service, chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury, to evaluate the finances and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), which the order says faces an unsustainable financial path. The Task Force also includes the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and other agency heads the Chair may designate, and it is directed to consult the Postmaster General, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor, and state, local, and tribal officials as needed. It must examine package delivery competition, declining mail volume, the universal service obligation, USPS's role in the economy and rural areas, and its business model and workforce, then develop administrative and legislative reform recommendations consistent with Executive Order 13781. A report summarizing findings and recommendations is due to the President within 120 days. The Federal Financing Bank will provide administrative support and funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13828
Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility
·Donald Trump·83 FR 15941
Sets federal policy on reforming welfare and public assistance programs around a set of 'Principles of Economic Mobility,' emphasizing work requirements, self-sufficiency, reduced dependence, and accountability for outcomes. Directs the Secretaries of the Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, and Education to review their agencies' regulations and guidance on eligibility waivers and work requirements for consistency with these principles, and within 90 days to submit recommended regulatory and policy changes to the Office of Management and Budget and the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, then implement them within another 90 days. Also requires these Secretaries to report within 90 days on their agencies' compliance with federal law restricting public benefits for non-qualified aliens, including lists of restricted and unrestricted benefit programs. Defines key terms like 'work,' 'welfare,' and covered 'individuals.' States it creates no enforceable legal rights and applies only as consistent with existing law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13827
Taking Additional Steps to Address the Situation in Venezuela
·Donald Trump·83 FR 12469
Acting under the national emergency first declared in Executive Order 13692 and continued in Executive Order 13808, this order prohibits U.S. persons and transactions within the United States from dealing in any digital currency, coin, or token issued by or on behalf of the Venezuelan government on or after January 9, 2018, citing the Maduro government's use of a digital currency to circumvent U.S. sanctions. It also bars transactions that evade, avoid, or conspire to violate these prohibitions. It defines "Government of Venezuela" to include the Central Bank of Venezuela, the state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., and entities acting on the government's behalf. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is authorized to issue regulations and take other actions to implement the order and may delegate these functions. It states that affected persons will not receive prior notice, since advance warning could allow assets to be moved beyond reach. The order took effect at 12:15 p.m. Eastern time on March 19, 2018.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13826
Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry
·Donald Trump·83 FR 10771
Establishes the Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry, co-chaired by the Attorney General, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and the Senior Advisor overseeing the White House Office of American Innovation, with members from numerous federal departments and offices including Treasury, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Education, Veterans Affairs, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The Council is directed to engage state, local, and tribal officials and outside stakeholders, meet quarterly, and develop recommendations on crime prevention, reducing recidivism, inmate education and job training, mental health and substance abuse treatment, victim services, and interagency coordination. It must submit an initial implementation report within 90 days and a full report within one year, with periodic updates. The order revokes a 2016 presidential memorandum on rehabilitation and reintegration, designates the Attorney General to appoint an Executive Director, and provides that the Council and most of the order terminate three years after signing.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13825
2018 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
·Donald Trump·83 FR 9889
Amends the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, which implements the Uniform Code of Military Justice, by prescribing two sets of changes. Annex 1 amendments take effect immediately, while Annex 2 amendments, including a new appendix, take effect January 1, 2019, aligning with the effective date of the Military Justice Act of 2016. The order specifies that none of these changes make previously lawful conduct punishable retroactively, that pending prosecutions, investigations, and nonjudicial punishment proceedings begun before the relevant effective dates continue under prior rules, and that maximum punishments are capped at levels in effect when an offense occurred. It sets detailed transition rules for specific Uniform Code of Military Justice articles covering sentencing, convening authority actions, preliminary hearings, and nonjudicial punishment. It also directs the Secretary of Defense, consulting with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to issue nonbinding guidance for commanders and legal officers on disposing of charges, informed by Department of Justice principles on fair federal prosecution practices. Applies to military justice personnel and service members.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13824
President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition
·Donald Trump·83 FR 8923
Revokes Executive Order 13545 and amends Executive Order 13265 to rename and restructure the body overseeing federal fitness efforts as the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy focused on children and communities with below-average sports participation or limited access to athletic facilities, aiming to raise awareness of sports and physical activity benefits, promote strategies to boost participation and nutrition, develop participation metrics, and recruit volunteers such as coaches and mentors. Establishes the Council, with up to 30 members appointed by the President for two-year terms, to advise the President through the Secretary on progress and recommend ways to expand sports and fitness opportunities nationally, in states, and locally. Requires federal agencies to assist the Council as permitted by law, has the Secretary appoint an Executive Director and provide staff and funding, and allows the Council to form subcommittees. Clarifies the order does not alter existing agency authority or Office of Management and Budget functions and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13823
Protecting America Through Lawful Detention of Terrorists
·Donald Trump·83 FR 4831
Revokes Section 3 of Executive Order 13492, which had ordered the closure of detention facilities at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, allowing those operations to continue. States detention operations there will keep following applicable U.S. and international law, including the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005, and permits transporting additional detainees to Guantanamo Bay when lawful and necessary. Directs the Secretary of Defense, within 90 days and in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and other relevant agency heads, to recommend policies on the disposition of individuals captured in armed conflict, including transfer to Guantanamo. Requires that any detainees transferred there after this order, unless convicted by military commission, undergo periodic review under Executive Order 13567. Clarifies it does not limit transfers ordered by courts, does not affect detention laws for U.S. citizens or residents, and does not restrict the Attorney General's authority to prosecute terrorism suspects under ordinary criminal law.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13822
Supporting Our Veterans During Their Transition From Uniformed Service to Civilian Life
·Donald Trump·83 FR 1513
Directs the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to work together to improve mental healthcare and suicide prevention access for service members transitioning to civilian life, particularly during the first year after leaving uniformed service, a period the order says carries a higher suicide rate. Within 60 days, the three secretaries must submit a Joint Action Plan to the President, through the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, describing concrete steps to provide seamless mental health and suicide prevention resources during that first year. Within 180 days, they must submit a status report on implementing the plan, covering preliminary progress, additional reforms and possible legislative or regulatory changes, and a timeline for further steps. The order states it does not alter existing agency authority, applies subject to available funding, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13821
Streamlining and Expediting Requests To Locate Broadband Facilities in Rural America
·Donald Trump·83 FR 1507
Sets executive branch policy to accelerate deployment of broadband internet service in rural America and directs agencies to reduce barriers to related infrastructure projects. Requires the Administrator of General Services, within 180 days and in coordination with federal property-managing agencies, to evaluate and potentially revise the GSA Common Form Application used for siting wireless broadband facilities on federal property. Directs all applicants and federal property managing agencies to use that Common Form Application, and requires such agencies to expeditiously review and approve siting requests unless approval would harm the agency's mission or not serve the national interest. Requires federal property managing agencies to report quarterly to the General Services Administration on application usage, approval and rejection rates, and processing times, and requires the Administrator to compile aggregated quarterly summaries for the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, plus recommendations for improving the application process within one year. Applies to federal agencies with custody of land, buildings, rights of way, highways, and tribal lands.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13820
Termination of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
·Donald Trump·83 FR 969
Revokes Executive Order 13799, which had established the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, and terminates that commission. The order states it does not affect the existing legal authority of any executive department or agency, or the budget-related functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. It also specifies that it will be carried out consistent with existing law and subject to available funding, and that it does not create any new legal rights or benefits for outside parties against the federal government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13819
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
·Donald Trump·82 FR 61431
Sets updated federal pay rates for various government pay systems, including the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, Veterans Health Administration schedules, the Senior Executive Service, the Executive Schedule, salaries for the Vice President and Congress, judicial salaries, uniformed services pay, locality-based comparability payments, and administrative law judge pay, each detailed in attached schedules. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to implement locality-based comparability payments and publish notice of them in the Federal Register. Most pay schedules take effect on the first day of the first pay period on or after January 1, 2018, while the uniformed services schedule takes effect January 1, 2018. Supersedes Executive Order 13756 of December 27, 2016, as of these effective dates. Applies to federal civilian employees, senior executives, certain elected and appointed officials, judges, uniformed service members, and administrative law judges.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13818
Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption
·Donald Trump·82 FR 60839
Declares a national emergency over serious human rights abuse and corruption occurring largely outside the United States and blocks all property and interests in property in the United States, or under the control of U.S. persons, belonging to individuals named in an annex to the order. It authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and Attorney General, to designate additional foreign persons for blocking if they are responsible for serious human rights abuse, corruption such as bribery or misappropriation of state assets, leadership of entities involved in such conduct, or material support for these activities. It bars U.S. persons from making contributions, donations, or transactions with designated persons, and prohibits transactions that evade these restrictions. It suspends entry into the United States of aliens meeting these criteria, treating them under a prior immigration proclamation. It states no prior notice of designations is required, and authorizes the Treasury and State Departments to issue implementing regulations and reports to Congress. It took effect December 21, 2017.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13817
A Federal Strategy To Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals
·Donald Trump·82 FR 60835
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, working with the Secretary of Defense and other agencies, to publish a list of "critical minerals" in the Federal Register within 60 days, based on criteria such as economic and national security importance and vulnerability of supply. Sets federal policy to reduce U.S. vulnerability to disruptions in critical mineral supplies by identifying new sources, expanding mining, processing, and recycling activity, improving public access to geological data, and streamlining leasing and permitting. Within 180 days of the mineral list's publication, requires the Secretary of Commerce, coordinating with the Secretaries of Defense, the Interior, Agriculture, and Energy and the U.S. Trade Representative, to report to the President with a strategy to reduce reliance on critical minerals, progress on recycling and alternative technologies, options for cooperation with allies, a mapping improvement plan, and recommendations to streamline permitting. Directs that implementation align with several earlier executive orders on regulation and permitting.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13816
Revising the Seal for the National Credit Union Administration
·Donald Trump·82 FR 58701
Approves a new official seal for the National Credit Union Administration, describing its design elements including an eagle, shield, three stars representing the agency's three-member Board, oak and olive branches, and the date 1934 marking the creation of the federal credit union system. Revokes Executive Order 11580 of January 20, 1971, which had established the agency's previous seal. Applies to the National Credit Union Administration and does not create any enforceable rights or benefits for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13815
Resuming the United States Refugee Admissions Program With Enhanced Vetting Capabilities
·Donald Trump·82 FR 50055