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EO 137362016-08-12Obama

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Veterans Affairs

This executive order establishes a formal line of succession for who becomes acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary are unable to serve. It revokes four prior Bush-era orders and memoranda on the same topic.

EO 137272016-05-06Obama

Facilitation of a Presidential Transition

This executive order establishes two coordinating bodies—the White House Transition Coordinating Council and the Agency Transition Directors Council—to improve planning and information sharing for presidential transitions. It mandates specific preparation activities including briefing materials, emergency exercises, and career employee readiness, with a hard deadline for agency materials before November 1 of election years.

EO 136882015-01-16Obama

Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition

This executive order creates an interagency working group to review and standardize federal programs that provide military-style equipment to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. The group must develop recommendations for controlled equipment lists, training requirements, civil rights compliance, and oversight mechanisms, with initial reports due in 60 days and final recommendations in 120 days.

EO 136122012-05-21Obama

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture

This executive order establishes a detailed line of succession for who would act as Secretary of Agriculture if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary are unable to serve. It lists 15 positions in order of succession, from Under Secretaries down to specific regional administrators, and revokes the previous succession order from 2010.

Memo2010-08-03Obama

Freeze on Discretionary Awards, Bonuses, and Similar Payments for Federal Political Appointees

President Obama froze discretionary cash awards, bonuses, quality step increases, and similar payments for all politically appointed federal employees from August 3, 2010 through September 30, 2011 (end of Fiscal Year 2011). The Office of Personnel Management was directed to issue implementation guidance in consultation with OMB, while a broader salary freeze for senior political appointees was proposed as requiring congressional legislation.

Memo2010-02-09Obama

Establishing a Task Force on Childhood Obesity

This memorandum establishes a Task Force on Childhood Obesity chaired by the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, with membership from multiple Cabinet secretaries and agency heads. The Task Force is directed to develop and submit within 90 days a comprehensive interagency action plan to solve childhood obesity within a generation, though its functions are explicitly advisory only.

Order 129582009-12-29Obama

Original Classification Authority

This presidential order designates specific Executive Office and agency officials with authority to originally classify information as 'Top Secret' or 'Secret' under Executive Order 13526 on classified national security information. It revokes prior classification designations while preserving certain delegations made under the previous executive order regime.

Memo2009-01-21Obama

Pay Freeze

President Obama freezes salaries of senior White House staff members during the economic recession, directing the Chief of Staff to report back within 30 days with implementation recommendations. The freeze applies 'until further notice' and is framed as a symbolic shared sacrifice during severe economic stress.

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