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Executive Order 13897

Improving Federal Contractor Operations by Revoking Executive Order 13495

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In simple terms

This executive order revokes Executive Order 13495 (2009), which had required successor federal contractors to offer existing service contract employees a right of first refusal for jobs. It directs immediate termination of related enforcement actions and rescission of implementing regulations.

Federal Register Open PDF 84 FR 59709

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 84 FR 59709

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Agencies to promptly rescind implementing orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, programs, or policies

  4. Termination of DOL investigations and compliance actions based on EO 13495

Key directives

  • Revoke Executive Order 13495
  • Secretary of Labor, FAR Council, and agency heads to promptly rescind implementing orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, programs, or policies
  • Secretary of Labor to terminate immediately any investigations or compliance actions based on EO 13495

Who is ordered

Prior policyRollback

  • revokeExecutive Order 13495 of January 30, 2009 (Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts)
  • rescindorders, rules, regulations, guidelines, programs, or policies implementing or enforcing Executive Order 13495
  • otherinvestigations or compliance actions based on Executive Order 13495

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • EO 13495 revoked
  • DOL investigations and compliance actions terminated effective immediately

Near term (90d)

  • FAR Council and agencies to rescind implementing rules, regulations, and policies

Long term

  • Shift in federal procurement labor standards for service contracts

Risks & tensions

  • Vague timing: 'promptly' in Section 2 lacks specific deadline for regulatory rescission
  • Worker displacement: removal of right-of-first-refusal may increase job insecurity for incumbent service workers during contract transitions
  • Procurement cost claims: administration asserts economy and efficiency gains, but potential costs from reduced workforce stability and retraining are not addressed
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