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EO 143722026-01-07Trump

Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting

This executive order restricts stock buy-backs and dividends for underperforming defense contractors, mandates new contract terms linking executive compensation to production and delivery metrics rather than short-term financial performance, and creates an enforcement framework through the Secretary of War to identify and remediate contractor underperformance. It also directs the SEC Chairman to consider amending Rule 10b-18 to remove safe harbor protections for identified contractors.

EO 141782025-01-23Trump

Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology

This executive order revokes the Biden administration's digital asset framework (EO 14067) and establishes a new pro-crypto policy direction, creating a presidential working group to develop regulatory frameworks for stablecoins and a potential national digital asset stockpile. It also prohibits federal agencies from establishing or promoting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and directs banking access protections for law-abiding crypto participants.

EO 132712002-07-09Bush

Establishment of the Corporate Fraud Task Force

This executive order creates a Corporate Fraud Task Force within the Department of Justice to coordinate investigation and prosecution of significant financial crimes including securities fraud, accounting fraud, and money laundering. The Task Force brings together senior DOJ officials, FBI leadership, key U.S. Attorneys from major financial districts, and heads of regulatory agencies like the SEC and Treasury.

EO 126611988-12-27Reagan

Implementing the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and Related International Trade Matters

This executive order delegates presidential authorities under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to various cabinet officials and agencies, establishes sanctions against Toshiba and Kongsberg for illegal technology transfers, creates an Interagency Group on Countertrade and a National Commission on Superconductivity, and mandates a report on semiconductors, fiber optics, and superconducting materials for the FY1990 budget.

EO 126311988-03-18Reagan

Working Group on Financial Markets

This executive order creates a high-level interagency Working Group on Financial Markets, chaired by the Treasury Secretary and including the heads of the Federal Reserve, SEC, and CFTC. It tasks the group with reviewing the causes of the October 1987 stock market crash and recommending actions to enhance market integrity, efficiency, and investor confidence. The group must submit an initial report within 60 days and periodically thereafter.

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