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EO 139652020-12-11Trump

Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2020

This executive order closes all federal executive departments and agencies on December 24, 2020, excusing employees from duty, while allowing agency heads to keep essential operations open for national security or public need. It treats the day as a holiday for pay and leave purposes under existing statutes.

EO 139002019-12-17Trump

Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2019

This executive order grants federal employees a day off on December 24, 2019, by closing all executive departments and agencies the day before Christmas. Agency heads may exempt certain offices and employees for national security, defense, or other public needs.

EO 138972019-10-31Trump

Improving Federal Contractor Operations by Revoking Executive Order 13495

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.

EO 138962019-10-28Trump

Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice

This executive order establishes a presidential commission to study law enforcement and criminal justice issues, with a mandate to produce recommendations on crime reduction, officer safety and training, police-community relations, and the role of social services in addressing factors like mental illness and homelessness. The commission is directed to deliver its report within one year, after which it will terminate within 90 days unless extended.

EO 138952019-10-22Trump

President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

This executive order re-establishes the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), revoking the 2010 Obama-era version. The council will advise the President on science, technology, education, and innovation policy, with up to 16 outside members plus the OSTP Director as chair, and will automatically terminate after 2 years unless extended.

EO 138702019-05-02Trump

America's Cybersecurity Workforce

This executive order establishes programs to grow and strengthen the federal and national cybersecurity workforce through rotational assignments, skills assessments, competitions, and education awards. It mandates adoption of the NICE Framework for cybersecurity skills standards across government contracts and encourages its voluntary use in private-sector and academic training. The order also creates reporting mechanisms and deadlines for multiple agencies to assess workforce gaps and implement workforce development initiatives.

EO 138542018-12-18Trump

Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2018

This executive order designates Monday, December 24, 2018 as a federal holiday, closing all executive departments and agencies and excusing employees from duty. Agency heads may exempt certain offices and employees for national security, defense, or other public needs.

EO 138522018-12-01Trump

Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 5, 2018

This executive order closes all federal executive departments and agencies on December 5, 2018, as a mark of respect for former President George H.W. Bush following his death. Agency heads may exempt certain offices and employees for national security, defense, or other public need, and the closure is treated as a federal holiday for pay and leave purposes.

EO 138412018-06-20Trump

Affording Congress an Opportunity To Address Family Separation

This executive order ended the practice of separating migrant families at the border by directing that families be detained together during immigration and criminal proceedings, while requesting court modification of the Flores settlement to allow longer family detention. It shifted responsibility to DHS for family custody and directed DOD and other agencies to provide housing facilities.

Memo2018-04-26Trump

Certification for Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

President Trump certified continued withholding of certain JFK assassination records until October 26, 2021, citing national security, law enforcement, and foreign affairs concerns. Agencies must re-review redactions over 3 years and disclose information that no longer warrants withholding. Any agency seeking further postponement beyond 2021 must justify this to the Archivist by April 26, 2021, with the Archivist recommending to the President by September 26, 2021.

Memo2017-10-26Trump

Combatting the National Drug Demand and Opioid Crisis

This memorandum declares combating the opioid crisis as U.S. policy and directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider declaring a public health emergency under the Public Health Service Act. It also instructs agency heads to use emergency and other authorities to reduce opioid-related deaths and community devastation.

EO 138122017-09-29Trump

Revocation of Executive Order Creating Labor- Management Forums

This executive order revokes a 2009 Obama-era order that created the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations and agency-level labor-management forums, which were intended to promote collaboration between federal management and unions. The Trump administration cited inefficient use of taxpayer dollars and managerial time as justification, and directed agencies to promptly rescind all implementing rules and policies.

EO 138052017-07-19Trump

Establishing a Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure

This executive order creates a 15-member Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure within the Department of Commerce to study and recommend improvements to federal infrastructure funding, delivery, and public-private partnerships. The Council must submit a report to the President and will terminate by December 31, 2018 or within 60 days after submitting its report, whichever comes first.

EO 137962017-04-29Trump

Addressing Trade Agreement Violations and Abuses

This executive order directs comprehensive performance reviews of all U.S. trade and investment agreements, plus WTO trade relations with countries where the U.S. has significant goods deficits. The reviews must identify violations, abuses, unfair treatment, and failures to meet economic goals, with a report due in 180 days to guide potential renegotiation or termination of agreements deemed harmful to American workers, manufacturers, and intellectual property.

Memo2017-01-23Trump

Hiring Freeze

This memorandum imposes an immediate freeze on hiring federal civilian employees across the executive branch, prohibiting filling vacant positions existing at noon on January 22, 2017, and creating new positions, with limited exemptions for national security, public safety, and other necessary positions. It requires the OMB Director, in consultation with OPM, to recommend within 90 days a long-term plan to reduce the federal workforce through attrition, after which the freeze expires. The memorandum also prohibits using contractors to circumvent the freeze and exempts military personnel, political appointees, and certain other categories of hires.

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