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Executive Order 14243

Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos

This executive order mandates federal agencies eliminate barriers to inter- and intra-agency sharing of unclassified data, with specific emphasis on detecting waste, fraud, and abuse. It requires agency heads to rescind restrictive guidance within 30 days, grants the Secretary of Labor unfettered access to unemployment data, and demands unfettered federal access to state program data receiving federal funding.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 13681

Impact dates

  1. Agency heads submit report to OMB on classified information policies

  2. Agency heads rescind or modify guidance barriers to information sharing

  3. Agency heads submit report to OMB on data access regulations

Key directives

  • Agency heads ensure full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, data, software systems, and IT systems for designated federal officials
  • Authorize and facilitate intra- and inter-agency sharing and consolidation of unclassified agency records
  • Within 30 days: rescind or modify agency guidance that barriers information sharing
  • Within 30 days: submit report to OMB cataloging data access regulations and recommending eliminations/modifications
  • Immediately ensure federal unfettered access to comprehensive data from all state programs receiving federal funding, including third-party databases
  • Immediately grant Secretary of Labor unfettered access to all unemployment data and related payment records
  • Supersede prior executive orders and regulations that barrier information sharing
  • Within 45 days: submit report to OMB on classified information policies with recommendations

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Federal access to state program data required
  • Secretary of Labor granted unfettered access to unemployment data and payment records

Near term (90d)

  • Agency heads must rescind/modify guidance barriers within 30 days
  • Agency heads must submit report on data access regulations to OMB within 30 days
  • Agency heads must submit report on classified information policies to OMB within 45 days

Long term

  • Potential structural changes to federal data sharing practices
  • Possible declassification or reclassification of materials
  • Ongoing inter-agency data consolidation for waste/fraud/abuse detection

Risks & tensions

  • Privacy concerns from expanded data sharing across agencies and with state programs
  • Potential conflict with state data sovereignty and third-party database contractual terms
  • Security risks from broad access to unclassified but sensitive datasets
  • Vague 'unfettered access' language may create implementation disputes with agencies
  • Regulatory modifications exempt from EO 14192 reduces procedural oversight
  • Supersession clause (Sec. 3(e)) is broad but lacks specificity on which prior orders are affected
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