Chief of Staff
Executive orders directing the Chief of Staff · 7 in Trump 45 · 42 all terms.
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Governance and Integration of Federal Mission Resilience
This executive order establishes a new Federal Mission Resilience Executive Committee to oversee continuity of government operations, replacing previous structures under EO 13618. It mandates development of an implementation plan for the Federal Mission Resilience Strategy, reviews existing continuity policy, and designates the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs as the National Continuity Coordinator under PPD-40.
Establishing the One Trillion Trees Interagency Council
This executive order creates the United States One Trillion Trees Interagency Council, co-chaired by the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture, to coordinate federal efforts supporting the World Economic Forum's global initiative to grow and conserve one trillion trees by 2030. The Council is tasked with developing tracking methodologies, identifying legal barriers, finding funding opportunities, and requiring member agencies to report regularly on tree-related activities.
Establishing the President's National Council for the American Worker
This executive order creates the President's National Council for the American Worker, co-chaired by the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and an economic advisor, to develop a national workforce development strategy. It also establishes a 25-member private-sector American Workforce Policy Advisory Board to advise the Council, with both bodies tasked to address skills gaps, promote apprenticeships, and align education with emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.
Establishment of Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy
This executive order creates the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy (OTMP) within the White House Office, tasking it with advising the President on trade policy, reducing the trade deficit, strengthening domestic manufacturing, and implementing Buy American/Hire American policies. The office is led by a presidentially selected Director with staff determined by the Chief of Staff.
Organization of the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and Subcommittees
This National Security Presidential Memorandum reorganizes the National Security Council (NSC) and Homeland Security Council (HSC) structures under the Trump administration, establishing clear membership rules for the NSC, HSC, Principals Committee, Deputies Committee, and Policy Coordination Committees. It revokes the prior NSC organization memo (NSPM-2) from January 2017 and consolidates decision-making authority under the National Security Advisor while formally integrating the HSC into a unified staff structure.
Organization of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council
This National Security Presidential Memorandum reorganizes the National Security Council (NSC) and Homeland Security Council (HSC), establishing their membership rosters, the Principals Committee, Deputies Committee, and Policy Coordination Committees. It elevates the White House Chief Strategist to regular attendance at NSC/PC meetings, merges NSC and HSC staff under a single Executive Office of the President structure, and replaces the Obama-era Presidential Policy Directives and Presidential Study Directives system with National Security Presidential Memoranda.
Plan To Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
This National Security Presidential Memorandum directs the Secretary of Defense to develop, within 30 days, a comprehensive plan to defeat ISIS in collaboration with multiple cabinet members and national security officials. The plan must address military strategy, rules of engagement, public diplomacy, coalition building, financial targeting, and funding mechanisms.