Director of OMB
Executive orders directing the Director of OMB · 21 in Trump 45 · 134 all terms.
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National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
This Space Policy Directive establishes a national strategy for developing and using space nuclear power and propulsion (SNPP) systems to advance U.S. space dominance. It sets four ambitious goals including lunar surface fission power demonstration, uranium fuel processing capabilities, nuclear thermal propulsion foundations, and advanced radioisotope power systems, with a coordinated roadmap targeting milestones through 2030.
Increasing Economic and Geographic Mobility
This executive order directs federal agencies to review their occupational licensing regulations and policies to reduce barriers to worker mobility, particularly for military spouses and individuals with criminal records. It establishes six principles for state-level occupational licensing reform and creates a reporting system to identify and reward states that adopt less restrictive licensing requirements.
The National Space Policy
This December 9, 2020 memorandum establishes a comprehensive National Space Policy that supersedes the 2010 Obama-era policy (PPD-4). It directs federal agencies to promote commercial space industry growth, strengthen the domestic space industrial base, ensure assured access to space, develop space nuclear power, improve cybersecurity for space systems, and advance international cooperation. The policy sets specific goals including returning Americans to the Moon by 2024 with sustained presence by 2028, and eventual human missions to Mars, while emphasizing protection of space assets and deterrence of hostile interference.
Ensuring Access to United States Government COVID-19 Vaccines
This executive order establishes that Americans have priority access to COVID-19 vaccines developed or procured by the U.S. government, with the most vulnerable populations first in line. Only after determining sufficient supply for all Americans who choose vaccination may the government facilitate international access for allies and partners. An interagency strategy for international distribution must be developed within 30 days.
Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government
This executive order establishes principles for trustworthy AI use across federal civilian agencies, requiring inventories of AI use cases, public roadmaps for policy guidance, and mechanisms to ensure AI systems respect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. It excludes national security and defense systems while mandating transparency, accountability, and human oversight in government AI applications.
Saving Lives Through Increased Support for Mental- and Behavioral-Health Needs
This executive order establishes a Coronavirus Mental Health Working Group to coordinate federal response to pandemic-exacerbated mental and behavioral health issues, including suicide prevention and substance abuse. It directs agencies to encourage grantees to adopt policies supporting safe in-person and telehealth mental health services, and requires a coordinated plan within 45 days.
Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
This executive order prohibits federal agencies, uniformed services, contractors, and grant recipients from conducting or funding workplace training that promotes certain "divisive concepts" related to race and sex stereotyping, including the ideas that the U.S. is fundamentally racist or sexist, that individuals are inherently oppressive based on race or sex, or that meritocracy is racist. It mandates contract clauses, establishes a hotline for complaints, requires agency reviews and reporting, and imposes potential debarment and adverse personnel actions for noncompliance.
Combating Public Health Emergencies and Strengthening National Security by Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States
This executive order directs federal agencies to prioritize domestic procurement of essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and their critical ingredients to reduce dependence on foreign manufacturing. It mandates supply chain vulnerability assessments, streamlines regulatory approvals for domestic producers, and authorizes use of the Defense Production Act to prioritize these materials. The order includes exceptions for public health emergencies and when domestic procurement would increase costs by more than 25 percent.
Increasing Government Accountability for Administrative Actions by Reinvigorating Administrative PAYGO
This executive order reinstates and strengthens a budget-neutrality requirement called 'Administrative PAYGO,' mandating that executive agencies offset any discretionary administrative actions that increase mandatory spending with comparable spending cuts. It requires agency heads to submit proposals to OMB for review and gives the OMB Director authority to approve offsets, grant waivers, and pursue additional deficit reduction.
Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents
This executive order requires federal agencies to treat guidance documents as non-binding, maintain public databases of all active guidance, rescind outdated guidance, and establish formal procedures for issuing new guidance including public notice-and-comment for significant documents. It aims to prevent agencies from using guidance documents to impose binding requirements without going through formal rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Modernizing Influenza Vaccines in the United States to Promote National Security and Public Health
This executive order establishes a National Influenza Vaccine Task Force co-chaired by Defense and HHS to modernize U.S. influenza vaccine production away from egg-based methods toward faster, scalable cell-based and recombinant technologies. It mandates a 5-year national plan and directs multiple agencies to estimate costs, expand manufacturing capacity, and accelerate development of broadly protective vaccines.
Collecting Information About Citizenship Status in Connection With the Decennial Census
After the Supreme Court blocked a citizenship question on the 2020 census, this EO directs all federal agencies to share administrative records with the Commerce Department to compile citizenship data through alternative means. It establishes an interagency working group to maximize data sharing and tasks the Commerce Secretary with considering a citizenship question for the 2030 census.
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.
Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth
This executive order directs federal agencies to streamline permitting and reduce regulatory barriers for energy infrastructure projects, particularly oil, gas, and LNG facilities. It mandates specific rulemakings and guidance updates regarding Clean Water Act Section 401 certifications, LNG safety regulations and rail transport, rights-of-way renewals on federal lands, and requires multiple reports on regional energy market barriers and investment trends.
Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
This executive order establishes the American AI Initiative, a coordinated federal strategy to maintain U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence through increased R&D investment, expanded access to federal data and computing resources, workforce development, and protection of AI technologies from foreign acquisition. It directs agencies to prioritize AI in budgeting, issues multiple deadlines for reports and guidance on data access, regulation, standards, and security, and creates governance structures through the National Science and Technology Council Select Committee on AI.
Delegation of Authority Under Section 1069 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
This memorandum delegates presidential authority to the Secretary of Defense to submit a congressional report on the effects of cyber-enabled information operations on U.S. national security, as required by Section 1069 of the FY2019 NDAA. The delegation requires consultation with seven other senior officials and automatically applies to future substantially similar statutory provisions.
Ocean Policy To Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States
This executive order revokes the 2010 National Ocean Policy (EO 13547) and establishes a new interagency Ocean Policy Committee co-chaired by CEQ and OSTP to coordinate federal ocean activities. It prioritizes economic growth, security, and environmental interests in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters while requiring agencies to review their regulations for consistency within 90 days.
Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2019 Pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as Amended
This order mandates automatic spending cuts (sequestration) for fiscal year 2019, directing that on October 1, 2018, non-exempt budget accounts have their direct spending reduced by amounts calculated by OMB. The reductions follow statutory formulas in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act based on OMB's February 12, 2018 report to Congress.
Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects
This executive order overhauls federal environmental review and permitting for infrastructure projects by establishing a "One Federal Decision" framework, setting a two-year goal for completing reviews of major projects, creating performance accountability scorecards tracked by OMB, and revoking the previous administration's Federal Flood Risk Management Standard. It mandates interagency coordination through lead agencies, quarterly permitting timetables, and automatic escalation of missed milestones to senior officials, with potential budgetary penalties for poor performance.
Expanding Apprenticeships in America
This executive order promotes apprenticeships as an alternative to traditional higher education by establishing industry-recognized apprenticeship programs, creating a federal task force, and requiring agencies to evaluate and potentially eliminate ineffective workforce development programs. It directs multiple cabinet departments to expand apprenticeship access for students, veterans, formerly incarcerated individuals, and workers in critical sectors like manufacturing and cybersecurity.
Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure
This executive order mandates federal agencies to adopt the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and modernize IT infrastructure, while directing multiple cabinet departments to assess and report on cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure, deterrence strategies, international cooperation, and workforce development. It establishes accountability for agency heads in managing cybersecurity risk and requires extensive reports on federal IT modernization, botnet resilience, electricity grid vulnerabilities, and defense industrial base risks.