AI & Technology
182 orders · avg impact 6.1 · 108 quiet
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Adjusting Imports of Polysilicon and Its Derivatives Into the United States
This proclamation imposes minimum import prices (MIPs) and a 15% ad valorem tariff on polysilicon and downstream derivatives (ingots, wafers, solar cells, modules) effective December 4, 2026, to protect U.S. production capacity for semiconductor and solar supply chains. It also establishes an onshoring incentive program with construction deadlines by January 20, 2029, and includes differentiated tariff treatment for certain trading partners including the UK (10% rate) and EU/Japan/Korea/Taiwan/Switzerland/Liechtenstein (capped at 15% combined with Column 1 duties).
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Advancement by Countries of Concern in Sensitive Technologies and Products Critical for the Military, Intelligence, Surveillance, or Cyber-Enabled Capabilities of Such Countries
President continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14105 regarding U.S. outbound investment risks to countries of concern developing sensitive technologies for military, intelligence, surveillance, or cyber capabilities. The notice extends the emergency authority beyond its August 9, 2026 expiration date under the National Emergencies Act.
Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks
This executive order mandates a government-wide transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to protect against future quantum computing threats. It sets specific deadlines for federal agencies to migrate high-value assets and high-impact systems to PQC standards, requires new procurement rules for contractors, and establishes coordination roles across OMB, NIST, CISA, and NSA.
Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation
This executive order establishes a comprehensive national quantum strategy, directing multiple agencies to accelerate U.S. leadership in quantum information science and technology (QIST) through research investment, domestic supply chain development, workforce expansion, and international alliance-building. It creates the QC-ADDS program for quantum computing development, mandates security protections against adversarial threats, and requires numerous agency plans and reports with specific deadlines spanning 30 days to 5 years.
Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security
This executive order directs federal agencies to strengthen cybersecurity defenses using advanced AI tools, establishes a voluntary framework for frontier AI model developers to collaborate with government on security assessments, creates an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse for vulnerability coordination, and prioritizes criminal enforcement against AI-enabled cyberattacks. It emphasizes collaboration with industry rather than mandatory regulation.
Integrating Financial Technology Innovation Into Regulatory Frameworks
This executive order directs federal financial regulators to review and streamline regulations to facilitate fintech innovation and partnerships with traditional financial institutions. It also requests the Federal Reserve to evaluate expanding access to Federal Reserve payment services for uninsured depository institutions and non-bank financial companies, including digital asset firms.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
The President is continuing for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13873 (May 15, 2019) regarding threats to U.S. information and communications technology and services (ICTS) supply chains from foreign adversaries. This routine extension maintains existing authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act without creating new restrictions.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
The President is extending for one year the national emergency declared in 2015 (EO 13694) regarding significant malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from outside the United States. This routine continuation under the National Emergencies Act maintains existing sanctions and authorities without adding new measures.
Ratepayer Protection Pledge
This proclamation establishes the Ratepayer Protection Pledge as national policy, through which seven leading U.S. technology companies voluntarily commit to bearing the full costs of data center energy infrastructure without passing costs to households. The companies pledge to build, bring, or buy new generation resources, pay for grid upgrades, and negotiate separate rate structures with utilities and states.
Adjusting Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products Into The United States
This proclamation invokes Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to declare that imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products (PCMDPs) threaten U.S. national security. It directs the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate agreements with trading partners within 180 days to address supply chain vulnerabilities, with potential future tariffs or minimum import prices if negotiations fail. The proclamation also directs the Secretaries of Commerce, Homeland Security, and USTR to implement regulations and monitor imports.
Adjusting Imports of Semiconductors, Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, and Their Derivative Products Into the United States
This proclamation imposes an immediate 25 percent tariff on certain advanced computing chips and derivative products under Section 232 national security authority, effective January 15, 2026, with broad exemptions for domestic supply chain uses. It also directs the Secretary of Commerce and USTR to negotiate trade agreements within a 90-day window, with potential for broader future tariffs and a tariff offset program to incentivize domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
Regarding the Acquisition of Certain Assets of EMCORE Corporation by HieFo Corporation
This presidential order, issued under section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, prohibits and unwinds the April 30, 2024 acquisition of EMCORE Corporation's digital chip and wafer design, fabrication, and processing assets by HieFo Corporation, a Delaware-registered company controlled by a Chinese citizen. HieFo must divest all interests in these assets within 180 days, with immediate restrictions on access, transfers, and operations until CFIUS verifies completion.
Ensuring American Space Superiority
This executive order establishes a comprehensive U.S. space policy prioritizing lunar return by 2028, permanent lunar presence by 2030, missile defense integration, commercial space growth targeting $50 billion in new investment, and space nuclear power deployment. It revokes the Biden-era National Space Council EO 14056 and mandates acquisition reforms across NASA and Commerce, with multiple implementation deadlines spanning 60–180 days.
Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
This executive order establishes a federal framework to preempt state AI regulations deemed burdensome to innovation. It creates an AI Litigation Task Force to challenge state laws, directs Commerce to identify conflicting state AI laws, conditions federal broadband and discretionary grants on state regulatory compliance, and tasks FCC and FTC with federal standard-setting proceedings. The order also mandates preparation of legislative recommendations for a uniform national AI policy while carving out exceptions for child safety, infrastructure, and state procurement.
Launching the Genesis Mission
Executive Order 14363 establishes the "Genesis Mission," a national AI-driven scientific computing initiative led by the Department of Energy to build an integrated platform using federal supercomputers, datasets, and research infrastructure. The mission targets at least 20 national science and technology challenges spanning semiconductors, biotechnology, nuclear energy, quantum computing, and critical materials, with phased implementation deadlines over 9 months and annual reporting requirements.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Threat From Securities Investments That Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared by Executive Order 13959 on November 12, 2020, and expanded by Executive Order 14032 on June 3, 2021, regarding securities investments that finance certain Chinese companies linked to the PRC's military-industrial complex and surveillance technology sector. The continuation maintains existing investment restrictions and sanctions authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Unlocking Cures for Pediatric Cancer With Artificial Intelligence
This executive order directs the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission and health agencies to leverage artificial intelligence to accelerate pediatric cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment. It builds on the existing Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) by mandating AI-driven improvements to data infrastructure, clinical trial design, and interoperability standards while prioritizing federal investment and private-sector engagement.
Further Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay
This executive order further extends until December 16, 2025 the Department of Justice's delay in enforcing the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act against TikTok and related entities. The order directs the Attorney General to issue guidance and letters to providers confirming no liability for conduct during the covered period, and asserts federal exclusivity over enforcement to preempt state or private action.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Advancement by Countries of Concern in Sensitive Technologies and Products Critical for the Military, Intelligence, Surveillance, or Cyber-Enabled Capabilities of Such Countries
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14105 (August 9, 2023) regarding outbound U.S. investment in sensitive technologies by "countries of concern." The continuation extends the emergency authority beyond its August 9, 2025 expiration date, maintaining the legal basis for investment screening and restrictions on semiconductors, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence sectors.
Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure
This executive order accelerates federal permitting for large-scale AI data center infrastructure by streamlining environmental reviews, expanding FAST-41 coverage, making federal lands available, and creating financial support mechanisms for qualifying projects exceeding $500 million or 100 MW of load. It revokes the prior administration's EO 14141 on AI infrastructure and directs multiple agencies to establish new categorical exclusions, programmatic consultations, and expedited permitting pathways.
Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government
This executive order directs federal agencies to procure large language models (LLMs) only from vendors that adhere to two "Unbiased AI Principles": truth-seeking and ideological neutrality, specifically prohibiting DEI-related content manipulation. The order requires OMB to issue implementation guidance within 120 days, after which agencies must revise procurement contracts and adopt compliance procedures within 90 days.
Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack
This executive order establishes the American AI Exports Program to promote global deployment of U.S.-origin AI technologies through industry-led consortia offering full-stack packages (hardware, cloud, models, applications). It mobilizes federal financing tools including loans, equity investments, and diplomatic coordination to counter adversary AI influence and extend American technological leadership.
Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response
This executive order directs federal agencies to streamline wildfire programs, expand local preparedness partnerships, develop AI and technology roadmaps for firefighting, ease regulations on prescribed burns and fire retardants, reduce wildfire risks from power lines, and modernize response capabilities through declassified satellite data and performance metrics. It responds to the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires by targeting what it describes as bureaucratic barriers and mismanagement in wildfire prevention and response.
Sustaining Select Efforts To Strengthen the Nation's Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144
This executive order amends two prior cybersecurity orders: it narrows the scope of sanctions under EO 13694 to target only foreign persons, and substantially revises EO 14144 by removing several Biden-era provisions while adding new deadlines for NIST guidance, post-quantum cryptography transition, AI vulnerability management, and Federal Acquisition Regulation updates for IoT security labeling.
Unleashing American Drone Dominance
This executive order accelerates U.S. drone industry growth by mandating FAA rulemaking for beyond-visual-line-of-sight commercial operations, establishing an eVTOL pilot program, prioritizing domestic drone procurement across federal agencies and the military, restricting foreign supply chain risks, and expanding export financing for American-made unmanned aircraft systems.
Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security
This executive order accelerates deployment of advanced nuclear reactors at military installations and DOE sites to power AI infrastructure and critical defense facilities, while streamlining export approvals and financing to compete globally against adversaries. It sets hard deadlines for reactor operations by 2028, HALEU fuel bank establishment, and aggressive diplomatic targets for new nuclear cooperation agreements. The order also directs NEPA streamlining, security clearance prioritization, and interagency coordination to overcome regulatory and supply chain barriers.
Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
This executive order directs comprehensive reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to accelerate nuclear power deployment, including structural reorganization, workforce reductions, new fixed licensing deadlines (18 months for new reactors, 1 year for renewals), abandonment of the linear no-threshold radiation model, and streamlined regulations for advanced reactors. The order sets targets to expand U.S. nuclear capacity from ~100 GW to 400 GW by 2050 and establishes an expedited pathway for DOD/DOE-tested reactor designs.
Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base
This executive order directs a comprehensive federal effort to rebuild the U.S. nuclear industrial base, including expanding domestic uranium conversion and enrichment capabilities, restarting closed nuclear plants, accelerating advanced reactor licensing, developing nuclear workforce training, and establishing spent fuel recycling and reprocessing programs. It sets specific capacity targets of 5 gigawatts in reactor uprates and 10 new large reactors under construction by 2030, while invoking Defense Production Act authorities to secure nuclear fuel supply chains.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13873 (May 15, 2019) regarding threats to U.S. information and communications technology and services (ICTS) supply chains from foreign adversaries. The continuation maintains existing authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that allow restrictions on transactions involving foreign-adversary-linked technology.
Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research
This executive order halts federal funding for dangerous gain-of-function research conducted by foreign entities in countries of concern (particularly China) and suspends federally funded domestic gain-of-function research pending new oversight policies. It mandates revised frameworks for dual-use research oversight and nucleic acid synthesis screening, requires reporting mechanisms for transparency, and imposes strict enforcement terms including potential 5-year funding bans for violations.
Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth
This executive order establishes a White House Task Force on AI Education and directs multiple federal agencies to expand AI literacy and training across K-12 education, teacher professional development, and workforce apprenticeship programs. It creates a Presidential AI Challenge competition, mandates public-private partnerships for educational resources, and requires agency heads to prioritize AI in existing grant programs within 90-180 days.
Ensuring National Security and Economic Resilience Through Section 232 Actions on Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products
This executive order directs the Secretary of Commerce to launch a Section 232 national security investigation into imports of processed critical minerals (including rare earth elements) and their derivative products, such as semiconductors, batteries, electric vehicles, and defense components. The investigation must produce a draft interim report within 90 days and a final report with recommendations within 180 days, potentially leading to tariffs, import restrictions, or other measures to reduce U.S. supply chain dependence on foreign sources—particularly those engaging in market manipulation.
Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241
This executive order designates coal as a 'mineral' under EO 14241, directs federal agencies to identify and eliminate regulations that discourage coal production and use, prioritizes coal leasing on federal lands, promotes coal exports, accelerates coal technology development including for AI data centers and steel production, and requires multiple agency reports on coal resources and infrastructure within 30-90 days.
Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid
This executive order directs the Secretary of Energy to strengthen electric grid reliability by streamlining emergency authority under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, developing a uniform reserve margin methodology within 30 days, and establishing protocols to prevent critical generation resources from leaving the grid or converting to less reliable fuel sources. It responds to surging electricity demand from AI data centers and manufacturing growth, building on the national energy emergency declared in EO 14156.
Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay
This executive order extends the Department of Justice enforcement delay of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (targeting TikTok) until June 19, 2025. It directs the Attorney General to issue guidance and letters to providers shielding them from liability for conduct during the delay period, and asserts federal exclusivity over enforcement against state or private action.
Establishing the United States Investment Accelerator
This executive order creates the United States Investment Accelerator within the Department of Commerce to help large-scale investors (over $1 billion) navigate federal regulatory processes, reduce burdens, and accelerate domestic and foreign investment. It also transfers oversight of the CHIPS Program Office to this new entity with a mandate to renegotiate deals more favorably for taxpayers.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13694 regarding significant malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from outside the United States. The continuation extends authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act beyond April 1, 2025, and references related executive orders that have modified the emergency framework over time.
Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement
This executive order directs federal agencies to consolidate domestic procurement of common goods and services under the General Services Administration (GSA), which currently handles $490 billion in annual federal contracts. It requires agency heads to submit consolidation proposals within 60 days, mandates GSA to develop a comprehensive procurement plan within 90 days, and immediately designates the GSA Administrator as executive agent for all government-wide IT acquisition contracts.
Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Deregulatory Initiative
This executive order directs all federal agencies to review existing regulations within 60 days and identify rules that are unconstitutional, exceed statutory authority, impose undue costs, or impede economic and technological progress. It also instructs agencies to de-prioritize enforcement of regulations that go beyond the "best reading" of their underlying statutes and to develop a Unified Regulatory Agenda to rescind or modify targeted rules. The order integrates DOGE Team Leads into the regulatory review process and exempts military, national security, immigration, and federal workforce management actions.
The Iron Dome for America
This executive order directs the Secretary of Defense to develop a comprehensive next-generation missile defense shield for the United States, including space-based interceptors, hypersonic tracking sensors, and layered defense capabilities against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats. It requires submission of architecture plans, funding proposals, and threat assessments within 60 days, while also reviewing theater missile defense cooperation with allies.
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
This executive order establishes a new President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) with up to 24 members, co-chaired by the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and the Special Advisor for AI & Crypto. It revokes the Biden administration's prior PCAST order (EO 14007) and tasks the council with advising the President on science, technology, and innovation policy, including AI, quantum computing, and biotechnology, while explicitly framing the mission around achieving "unquestioned and unchallenged global technological dominance" and countering perceived ideological influences in science.
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.
Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
This executive order revokes Biden-era AI safety policies, particularly EO 14110, and directs development of a new AI action plan within 180 days. It mandates review and suspension of agency actions deemed inconsistent with promoting American AI dominance, and requires OMB to revise two memoranda within 60 days.
America First Trade Policy
This January 20, 2025 memorandum directs multiple Cabinet members and agency heads to conduct broad reviews and investigations across trade policy, with reports due by April 1, 2025 (and one by April 30, 2025). It covers trade deficits, tariff structures, currency manipulation, USMCA renegotiation preparation, China trade practices, steel/aluminum national security measures, export controls, de minimis exemption reform, outbound investment rules, and procurement policy—but does not itself impose any tariffs or binding policy changes.
Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship
This executive order prohibits federal agencies from using resources to censor constitutionally protected speech or pressure third parties to suppress speech. It directs the Attorney General to investigate federal government censorship activities over the prior four years and submit a report with remedial recommendations.
Establishing and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency"
This Executive Order renames the U.S. Digital Service as the U.S. DOGE Service (USDS), places it in the Executive Office of the President, and creates a temporary organization to advance an 18-month efficiency agenda. It mandates that every federal agency establish a four-person "DOGE Team" within 30 days and grants USDS broad access to agency records and IT systems, displacing prior orders that might block such access.
Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity
This executive order mandates comprehensive cybersecurity reforms across the federal government, focusing on securing software supply chains, hardening federal systems and communications, combating identity fraud, and integrating AI into cyber defense. It establishes numerous deadlines for agencies to implement technical requirements including encrypted DNS, routing security, post-quantum cryptography, and enhanced threat-hunting capabilities. The order builds on EO 14028 and the National Cybersecurity Strategy with specific procurement rule changes and operational directives.
Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure
This executive order directs federal agencies to identify and lease government land for private-sector construction of frontier AI data centers and associated clean energy facilities by 2027. It establishes competitive solicitation processes, mandates clean power procurement, imposes security and labor standards, and requires frameworks to ensure national security access to AI capabilities while fostering competitive markets.
Designation of Officials of the Office of Science and Technology Policy To Act as Director
This memorandum establishes a new order of succession for who may act as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) during vacancies, replacing the 2017 Obama-era succession order. It designates Associate Directors (by seniority), Chief of Staff, Deputy Directors (by seniority), and General Counsel as potential acting Directors, with restrictions on acting officials and presidential discretion preserved.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Advancement by Countries of Concern in Sensitive Technologies and Products Critical for the Military, Intelligence, Surveillance, or Cyber-Enabled Capabilities of Such Countries
President Biden continued for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14105, which addresses threats from countries of concern advancing in sensitive technologies (semiconductors, quantum computing, artificial intelligence) critical to military, intelligence, surveillance, and cyber capabilities. The continuation extends the emergency authority beyond its August 9, 2024 expiration date under the National Emergencies Act.
Delegation of Authority Under the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act
This memorandum delegates presidential authorities under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (targeting TikTok and similar apps) to the Attorney General, and establishes an interagency committee to develop rules for exercising those authorities within 180 days. The committee includes six cabinet secretaries and the DNI, with intelligence assessments required to support their work.
Actions by the United States Related to the Statutory 4-Year Review of the Section 301 Investigation of China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
This memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to increase Section 301 tariffs on approximately $18 billion of Chinese imports, including electric vehicles (100%), semiconductors (50%), solar cells (50%), and various battery components, critical minerals, and steel/aluminum products, with phase-in dates between 2024 and 2026. It also establishes a machinery exclusion process for domestic manufacturing equipment.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
This notice extends for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13873 (May 15, 2019) regarding threats from foreign adversary-controlled information and communications technology and services. The continuation maintains existing emergency authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act beyond the original May 15, 2024 expiration date.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
President Biden extended for one year the national emergency first declared in April 2015 (EO 13694) and expanded in 2016 (EO 13757) regarding significant malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from outside the United States. The continuation is based on the ongoing threat to national security, foreign policy, and the economy.
Advancing Women's Health Research and Innovation
This executive order directs federal agencies to strengthen women's health research by integrating it across federal research programs, prioritizing funding, launching a menopause research assessment, and identifying budget gaps. It establishes reporting timelines and interagency coordination through the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research.
Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern
This executive order restricts countries of concern from accessing Americans' bulk sensitive personal data and U.S. government-related data through new regulations on data transactions, submarine cable licensing, and federal research funding. It directs the Attorney General and Homeland Security to issue regulations within 180 days to prohibit or restrict high-risk data transfers while avoiding broad data localization requirements or commercial decoupling. The order also mandates reports on genomic data risks and prior data transfers, with security requirements based on NIST cybersecurity frameworks.
Modernizing United States Spectrum Policy and Establishing a National Spectrum Strategy
This memorandum directs the Department of Commerce and NTIA to modernize U.S. spectrum policy by establishing an Interagency Spectrum Advisory Council, developing a National Spectrum Strategy by December 31, 2023, and creating an Implementation Plan within 120 days of Strategy submission. It revokes a 2018 Trump-era spectrum memorandum and establishes new coordination requirements between NTIA, FCC, and federal agencies on spectrum allocation and management decisions.
Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence
This executive order establishes a comprehensive, government-wide framework for governing AI development and use, directing federal agencies to develop safety standards, require reporting from companies building large AI models, protect against AI-enabled cyber and biological threats, safeguard civil rights and privacy, and build federal AI workforce capacity. It invokes the Defense Production Act and International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose reporting obligations on AI developers and cloud infrastructure providers regarding dual-use foundation models and foreign user transactions.
Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern
This executive order establishes a new outbound investment screening program requiring U.S. persons to notify Treasury of certain investments in semiconductors, quantum technologies, and AI in "countries of concern," and prohibiting other transactions deemed to pose acute national security risks. The order delegates authority to Treasury to issue implementing regulations after public notice and comment, with periodic review and reporting requirements.
Federal Research and Development in Support of Domestic Manufacturing and United States Jobs
This executive order directs federal agencies to prioritize domestic manufacturing when commercializing technologies developed with federal R&D funding. It establishes new reporting requirements, tightens waiver processes for Bayh-Dole Act domestic manufacturing requirements, and creates coordination mechanisms across defense, energy, health, and other research agencies to strengthen U.S. industrial competitiveness and supply chain resilience.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
President Biden extended for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13873 (May 15, 2019) regarding threats from foreign adversaries' information and communications technology and services. The continuation maintains emergency authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and National Emergencies Act.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
President Biden continued for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13694 regarding significant malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from outside the United States. This routine extension maintains existing sanctions authorities and emergency powers first established in 2015 and expanded in 2016.
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Printed Circuit Boards and Advanced Packaging Production Capability
This determination invokes the Defense Production Act to declare printed circuit boards and advanced packaging essential to national defense, finding that domestic industry cannot meet demand without presidential action. It waives standard DPA procedural requirements to expedite expanding domestic production capability for these critical semiconductor supply chain components.
Prohibition on Use by the United States Government of Commercial Spyware That Poses Risks to National Security
This executive order prohibits U.S. government agencies from operationally using commercial spyware that poses significant counterintelligence, security, or human rights risks. It establishes a framework for interagency coordination through intelligence assessments, certification requirements, due diligence procedures, and reporting to ensure government use of spyware aligns with national security interests and democratic values.
Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities
This executive order establishes enhanced privacy and civil liberties safeguards for U.S. signals intelligence activities, including a new redress mechanism allowing individuals in designated "qualifying states" to file complaints about alleged violations. It creates a two-tier review process involving the Civil Liberties Protection Officer and a new Data Protection Review Court, while codifying limits on bulk collection and prohibiting intelligence collection for purposes like suppressing dissent or advantaging U.S. companies commercially.
Ensuring Robust Consideration of Evolving National Security Risks by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
This executive order directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to expand its national security reviews of foreign investments by adding new factors: supply chain resilience, technological leadership in sectors like AI and quantum computing, aggregate industry investment trends, cybersecurity risks, and sensitive data access. It also requires CFIUS to periodically review its processes and report to the National Security Advisor.
Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy
This executive order launches a whole-of-government initiative to advance U.S. biotechnology and biomanufacturing capabilities across health, climate, energy, agriculture, and national security sectors. It mandates numerous agency reports and plans with specific deadlines, establishes a Data for the Bioeconomy Initiative, creates workforce development programs with equity commitments, streamlines biotechnology regulation, strengthens biosafety and biosecurity protections, and tasks intelligence agencies with assessing foreign threats to the U.S. bioeconomy.
Implementation of the CHIPS Act of 2022
This executive order establishes an interagency steering council to coordinate implementation of the CHIPS Act of 2022, directing agencies to prioritize domestic semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain security, workforce development, and taxpayer accountability. It creates governance structures but does not itself allocate funds or establish new regulatory requirements.
Delegation of Authority Under Sections 102 and 106 of the CHIPS Act of 2022
This memorandum delegates presidential authority to submit CHIPS Act cost estimates to Congress. The Secretary of Commerce, Defense, State, and the NSF Director each receive authority for specific statutory cost estimate submissions, with Commerce also directed to publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.
Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services
This executive order directs federal agencies to protect and expand access to reproductive healthcare services following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. It mandates reports on abortion and contraception access, convenes legal support for patients and providers, addresses safety and privacy concerns, and establishes an interagency task force on reproductive healthcare access.
Establishment of the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse
This memorandum establishes a White House Task Force co-chaired by the Gender Policy Council and National Security Council to coordinate federal efforts against technology-facilitated gender-based violence, including online harassment, deepfakes, and doxing targeting women and LGBTQI+ individuals. The Task Force must deliver an Initial Blueprint within 180 days, a 1-Year Report within one year of that blueprint, and annual follow-up reports thereafter.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
President Biden continued for one year the national emergency originally declared by Executive Order 13873 on May 15, 2019, regarding threats to U.S. information and communications technology and services supply chains from foreign adversaries. The notice extends the emergency authority beyond its scheduled expiration date of May 15, 2022, under the National Emergencies Act.
Enhancing the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
This executive order establishes the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee to advise the President and federal subcommittees on quantum information science policy, replacing a 2019 committee with a new structure capped at 26 members plus the OSTP Director. It mandates biannual meetings and broad stakeholder engagement but creates no new funding or regulatory authority.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
This notice continues for one year the national emergency originally declared in Executive Order 13694 on April 1, 2015, regarding significant malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from outside the United States. The continuation is made under section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act and extends the emergency authority beyond its April 1, 2022 expiration date.
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended
This determination invokes the Defense Production Act to declare radiation-hardened and strategic radiation-hardened microelectronics as critical to national defense, finding that U.S. industry cannot meet demand without presidential action. It waives standard DPA procedural requirements to expedite expanding domestic production capability for these specialized semiconductors used in military and space applications.
Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery To Rebuild Trust in Government
This executive order directs federal agencies to modernize service delivery and reduce administrative burdens on the public, framing inefficient government processes as a "time tax" on citizens. It mandates specific digital upgrades across agencies—from online passport renewal to streamlined disaster assistance applications—and establishes a framework for designating High Impact Service Providers (HISPs) with ongoing accountability for customer experience improvements.
Amending Executive Order 14007
This executive order increases the maximum membership of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) from its previous limit to not more than 32 members. It makes a single technical amendment to Executive Order 14007, which originally established PCAST under the Biden administration.
Promoting Competition in the American Economy
This executive order establishes a whole-of-government competition policy to combat excessive market concentration across the economy. It creates a White House Competition Council and directs dozens of specific actions by agencies including the FTC, DOJ, USDA, HHS, DOT, FCC, and others to address anti-competitive practices in labor markets, agriculture, healthcare, telecommunications, transportation, and technology.
Protecting Americans' Sensitive Data From Foreign Adversaries
This executive order revokes Trump-era bans on TikTok, WeChat, and other Chinese apps (EOs 13942, 13943, 13971) and replaces them with a broader, evidence-based framework for evaluating risks from foreign adversary-connected software applications. It directs the Commerce Secretary to produce two reports with recommendations for protecting Americans' sensitive data and addressing risks from connected software applications.
Addressing the Threat From Securities Investments That Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China
This executive order expands and replaces the Trump-era investment ban on Chinese military companies (EO 13959) by adding Chinese surveillance technology companies to the prohibited list. It bars U.S. persons from buying or selling publicly traded securities of designated companies in China's defense, military-industrial, and surveillance technology sectors, with phased effective dates and divestment deadlines.
Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity
This executive order mandates comprehensive cybersecurity reforms across the federal government, requiring adoption of zero-trust architecture, cloud modernization, multi-factor authentication, and encryption. It establishes new software supply chain security standards including Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) requirements, creates a Cyber Safety Review Board for incident review, and removes contractual barriers to threat information sharing between IT/OT service providers and federal agencies.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
President Biden extended for one year the national emergency declared by Executive Order 13873 in May 2019, which addresses threats from foreign adversaries' information and communications technology and services. The continuation maintains emergency authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to restrict transactions involving ICTS from foreign adversaries.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
President Biden continued for one year the national emergency first declared in April 2015 regarding significant malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from outside the United States. The continuation extends the authorities granted under Executive Order 13694 and the additional measures in Executive Order 13757 beyond their April 1, 2021 expiration date.
America's Supply Chains
This executive order directs a comprehensive, two-phase review of U.S. supply chain vulnerabilities across critical sectors including semiconductors, batteries, critical minerals, and pharmaceuticals (100-day review), followed by deeper one-year assessments of defense, public health, ICT, energy, transportation, and agricultural supply chains. It establishes a coordinated interagency process to identify risks and recommend policies to strengthen domestic manufacturing, reduce foreign dependencies, and build resilient, diverse supply chains.
Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking
This memorandum directs federal agencies to strengthen scientific integrity policies, prevent political interference in research, and ensure evidence-based policymaking. It creates a Task Force to review existing policies, mandates new agency scientific integrity officials, requires updates to inconsistent materials from the prior administration, and directs OMB to improve evidence-building plans.
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), an external advisory body of up to 26 members to counsel the President on science, technology, and innovation policy. It replaces a Trump-era version and assigns administrative support to the Department of Energy with a two-year sunset unless extended.
Ensuring a Data-Driven Response to COVID-19 and Future High-Consequence Public Health Threats
This executive order directs federal agencies to improve data collection, sharing, and publication of COVID-19-related information to support evidence-based pandemic response and build stronger public health infrastructure for future threats. It mandates senior data leads across multiple departments, requires reviews of public health data systems and federal hiring capabilities for data roles, and tasks OMB with issuing guidance on open data and de-identification.
Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber- Enabled Activities
This executive order requires U.S. cloud computing (IaaS) providers to verify the identity of foreign customers and maintain detailed records, with regulations due within 180 days. It also authorizes special measures including account restrictions for foreign jurisdictions or persons involved in malicious cyber activities, and mandates reports on industry information sharing within 120-240 days.
Protecting the United States From Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems
This executive order restricts federal procurement and use of unmanned aircraft systems (drones) manufactured by or containing components from foreign adversaries, particularly China. It mandates security reviews of the federal drone fleet, requires agencies to assess their authority to stop buying covered drones, and directs the FAA to propose regulations restricting drone use near critical infrastructure.
Addressing the Threat Posed by Applications and Other Software Developed or Controlled by Chinese Companies
This executive order prohibits U.S. persons from transacting with eight specific Chinese-connected software applications (including Alipay, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office) beginning 45 days after January 5, 2021. It also directs the Commerce Secretary to evaluate additional apps for national security risks and report on preventing foreign adversaries from accessing U.S. user data.
Promoting Small Modular Reactors for National Defense and Space Exploration
This executive order directs federal agencies to develop and demonstrate small modular nuclear reactors for domestic military installations and space exploration missions. It establishes timelines for the Defense Department to pilot micro-reactors and for NASA to define nuclear energy requirements for missions through 2040, while also supporting domestic production of high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel.
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.
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.
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.
Cybersecurity Principles for Space Systems
This Space Policy Directive-5 establishes cybersecurity principles for U.S. space systems, directing executive agencies to foster practices that protect government and commercial space assets from cyber threats. It mandates risk-based, cybersecurity-informed engineering for space systems throughout their lifecycle, with specific requirements for encryption, access protection, jamming/spoofing defenses, supply chain security, and information sharing. The directive applies to government national security space systems, civil space systems, and private space systems.
Addressing the Threat Posed by WeChat, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
This executive order prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in any transactions related to WeChat with its Chinese parent company Tencent Holdings Ltd. or its subsidiaries, beginning 45 days after signing. The order cites national security concerns about data collection and potential Chinese Communist Party access to American users' information.
Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers From the People's Republic of China
This proclamation suspends entry of certain Chinese nationals on F or J visas (students and researchers beyond undergraduate level) who have ties to entities supporting China's 'military-civil fusion strategy.' It took effect June 1, 2020, with no set expiration date, and directs the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to implement visa restrictions, review additional measures within 60 days, and consider revoking existing visas for affected individuals already in the U.S.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared by Executive Order 13873 on May 15, 2019, regarding threats to U.S. information and communications technology and services supply chains from foreign adversaries. The continuation is made under section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, extending authorities that address risks posed by unrestricted acquisition and use of foreign-controlled ICT products and services.
Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Section 1260J of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
This memorandum delegates presidential functions under Section 1260J of the FY2020 NDAA to the Secretary of Commerce, requiring consultation with the Attorney General. Section 1260J concerns restrictions on the use of foreign-made drones by federal agencies, particularly those manufactured in countries identified as national security threats such as China.
Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector
This executive order establishes a formal interagency committee to review foreign participation in U.S. telecommunications, giving the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security a structured process to assess national security risks in FCC licenses and applications. The Committee can recommend that the FCC deny, condition, modify, or revoke licenses based on these security reviews.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13694 regarding significant malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from outside the United States. The continuation extends the emergency authority beyond its April 1, 2020 expiration date under the National Emergencies Act.
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.
Establishing the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
This executive order establishes the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee, a 22-member body co-chaired by the OSTP Director and an Energy Secretary designee, to advise on quantum information science policy. It operationalizes Section 104 of the National Quantum Initiative Act by creating the advisory structure Congress mandated, with members from industry, academia, and government meeting at least twice yearly.
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended
This determination invokes Section 303 of the Defense Production Act to declare that domestic production capability for small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS/drones) is essential to national defense. It authorizes DOD purchases or commitments to incentivize domestic drone manufacturing, citing that industry cannot meet defense needs without presidential intervention.
Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
This executive order declares a national emergency to block U.S. transactions involving information and communications technology from foreign adversaries when the Commerce Secretary determines they pose undue risks to national security, critical infrastructure, or the digital economy. It delegates broad authority to Commerce to prohibit or mitigate such transactions and requires intelligence and security assessments on foreign technology threats.
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.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13694 (April 1, 2015) regarding significant malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from outside the United States, as amended by Executive Order 13757. The continuation is made under section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act and extends the emergency authority beyond its April 1, 2019 expiration date.
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 Authorities and Responsibilities Under Section 1763 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
This memorandum delegates to the Secretary of Commerce the President's authorities under Section 1763 of the FY2019 NDAA, which governs enhanced export controls on emerging and foundational technologies. The delegation applies to any future substantially similar provisions. Coordination with other agencies must follow the National Security Presidential Memorandum-4 (NSPM-4) interagency process.
Delegation of Authorities Under Section 1757 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
This memorandum delegates to the Secretary of Commerce the President's authority under Section 1757 of the FY2019 NDAA, which concerns export controls on emerging and foundational technologies. The delegation also automatically applies to any future substantially similar statutory provisions.
Developing a Sustainable Spectrum Strategy for America's Future
This memorandum directs federal agencies to develop a long-term National Spectrum Strategy to improve management of radiofrequency spectrum for economic growth, national security, and emerging technologies like 5G. It requires agencies to report their spectrum needs, revokes two Obama-era memoranda on wireless broadband, and establishes a Spectrum Strategy Task Force to coordinate implementation.
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.
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Agency Chief Information Officers
This executive order strengthens the authority of federal agency Chief Information Officers by requiring they report directly to agency heads, control IT budgets and hiring, consolidate redundant technology systems, and prioritize cybersecurity and cloud adoption. It also delegates expedited hiring authority for IT personnel and mandates OPM to issue a proposed rule within 30 days.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
President Trump extended for one year the national emergency declared by President Obama in April 2015 (EO 13694, as amended by EO 13757) regarding significant malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from outside the United States. The continuation was required under the National Emergencies Act because the threat to national security, foreign policy, and the economy persists.
Actions by the United States Related to the Section 301 Investigation of China's Laws, Policies, Practices, or Actions Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
This memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to impose tariffs on Chinese goods under Section 301 findings that China engages in forced technology transfer, discriminatory licensing restrictions, state-directed acquisition of U.S. technology companies, and cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property. It also mandates WTO dispute settlement action and Treasury-led investment restrictions targeting Chinese acquisitions in sensitive U.S. industries, with reporting deadlines within 15 and 60 days.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program
This memorandum directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a three-year pilot program testing integration of unmanned aircraft systems (drones) into national airspace with selected state, local, and tribal governments. The program aims to evaluate regulatory models, encourage innovation, and inform future federal UAS policy while coordinating with defense, homeland security, and law enforcement agencies on safety and security risks.
Increasing Access to High-Quality Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education
This memorandum directs the Secretary of Education to prioritize STEM education, particularly Computer Science, by establishing it as a Department priority for grant awards starting in fiscal year 2018, setting a goal of $200 million annually in STEM-focused grant funds, exploring administrative actions to expand Computer Science programs, and requiring annual reports to OMB. It highlights significant gaps in access to Computer Science education, especially for minorities, rural students, and girls.
Elevation of U.S. Cyber Command to a Unified Combatant Command
This memorandum elevates U.S. Cyber Command from a subordinate command to a Unified Combatant Command with independent status, transfers cyberspace responsibilities from U.S. Strategic Command, and directs the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence to develop recommendations on the future relationship between Cyber Command and the National Security Agency.
Addressing China's Laws, Policies, Practices, and Actions Related to Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Technology
This memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to determine whether to launch an investigation under Section 302(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 into China's laws, policies, and practices related to intellectual property, innovation, and technology transfer. The document frames these Chinese policies as threats to American economic interests, innovation, and jobs, but does not itself impose any tariffs or trade actions—it only initiates a decision-making process about a potential investigation.
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.
Establishment of the American Technology Council
This executive order creates the American Technology Council (ATC), a high-level interagency body chaired by the President to coordinate federal IT modernization and digital service delivery. The ATC includes cabinet secretaries, senior White House advisors, and technology officials, but excludes national security systems from its scope. The council automatically terminates on January 20, 2021.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
President Trump continued for one year the national emergency declared by Executive Order 13694 on April 1, 2015, regarding significant malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from outside the United States. This routine continuation under the National Emergencies Act extends sanctions and emergency authorities related to foreign cyber threats.
Designation of Officers or Employees of the Office of Science and Technology Policy To Act as Director
This memorandum establishes a formal order of succession for the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director position, listing seven officials who would serve as acting Director in case of vacancy or incapacity. It revokes a 2009 Obama-era memorandum on the same topic and preserves presidential discretion to depart from the designated succession order.
Global Entrepreneurship
This executive order establishes the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) Program under the Commerce Department to leverage successful entrepreneurs' networks for mentoring and policy advocacy worldwide. It also creates a Global Connect Initiative and interagency Steering Group to expand internet access in developing countries, with reporting requirements through 2020.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
President Obama extended for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13694 regarding significant malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from outside the United States. The continuation maintains sanctions and related authorities beyond the original April 1, 2016 expiration date.
Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity
This executive order establishes a 12-member advisory Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity within the Department of Commerce to develop detailed recommendations for strengthening public and private sector cybersecurity over the next decade. The Commission must submit a final report by December 1, 2016, and will terminate within 15 days thereafter unless extended by the President.
Establishment of the Federal Privacy Council
This executive order establishes the Federal Privacy Council as the principal interagency forum to coordinate federal privacy practices, and requires OMB to issue revised policy on Senior Agency Officials for Privacy within 120 days. It mandates designation of privacy officials across 24 major agencies and promotes sharing of best practices, workforce training, and coordination with existing interagency councils.
Presidential Innovation Fellows Program
This executive order establishes the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program to bring talented entrepreneurs, executives, and technologists into the federal government for short-term appointments. The program is housed within the General Services Administration and aims to apply innovative techniques and technology to address significant national challenges.
Creating a National Strategic Computing Initiative
This executive order establishes the National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI), a coordinated federal strategy to advance U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (HPC) through 2030. It designates lead agencies (DOE, DOD, NSF), foundational R&D agencies (IARPA, NIST), and deployment agencies to pursue exascale computing, post-semiconductor technologies, and public-private collaboration in HPC research and deployment.
Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
This executive order declares a national emergency over malicious cyber-enabled activities from abroad and authorizes the Treasury Secretary to block the property of and bar entry to foreign individuals and entities involved in significant cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure, data theft, or commercial espionage. It establishes a sanctions framework targeting perpetrators, beneficiaries, and facilitators of such activities without requiring prior notice.
Establishment of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center
This memorandum directs the Director of National Intelligence to establish the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC), a new intelligence organization to coordinate analysis and sharing of foreign cyber threat intelligence across federal agencies. The CTIIC is tasked with integrating all-source analysis, supporting existing cyber centers, developing intelligence sharing capabilities, and coordinating interagency responses to foreign cyber threats, with a goal of reaching full operating capability by the end of fiscal year 2016.
Promoting Economic Competitiveness While Safeguarding Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties in Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
This 2015 memorandum establishes privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections for federal use of drones (UAS) in U.S. airspace, requires agencies to review policies every 3 years, limits retention of personally identifiable information to 180 days, mandates transparency reports, and directs Commerce to launch a multi-stakeholder process for commercial drone privacy best practices.
Promoting Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing
This executive order encourages voluntary formation of Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (ISAOs) to enable private sector cybersecurity information sharing with the federal government. It establishes a standards-setting process for ISAOs, designates DHS's NCCIC as a critical infrastructure protection program, and amends the National Industrial Security Program to facilitate classified information sharing with private sector partners under voluntary agreements.
Modernizing and Streamlining the U.S. Immigrant Visa System for the 21st Century
This November 2014 presidential memorandum directs the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to develop, within 120 days, recommendations for modernizing and streamlining the U.S. legal immigration and visa system. The recommendations must address reducing government costs, improving applicant services, reducing employer burdens, ensuring full use of congressionally authorized visa numbers, and modernizing IT infrastructure, with input from diverse stakeholders.
Improving the Security of Consumer Financial Transactions
This executive order mandates federal agencies adopt chip-and-PIN technology for government payment cards and terminals by early 2015, streamlines identity theft victim remediation through a centralized FTC website, and requires multi-factor authentication for federal digital services within 18 months.
Expanding America's Leadership in Wireless Innovation
This 2013 memorandum directs federal agencies to accelerate shared access to spectrum bands below 6 GHz, creating a Spectrum Policy Team to oversee implementation. It mandates multiple reports and plans on spectrum sharing technologies, federal test facility access, agency spectrum usage assessments, and procurement efficiency guidelines, while encouraging the FCC to expedite commercial broadband deployment and develop receiver performance standards.
Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information
This executive order establishes open and machine-readable formats as the default for new and modernized government information. It directs OMB to issue an Open Data Policy and sets specific deadlines for creating implementation tools, integrating open data into federal procurement and grants, and establishing performance tracking mechanisms across agencies.
Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
This executive order establishes a voluntary, public-private partnership framework to strengthen cybersecurity protections for U.S. critical infrastructure. It directs federal agencies to improve cyber threat information sharing with private sector entities, mandates development of a Cybersecurity Framework by NIST, creates a voluntary adoption program, and requires identification of the most at-risk critical infrastructure systems.
Accelerating Broadband Infrastructure Deployment
This executive order establishes a federal working group and mandates coordinated procedures to accelerate broadband infrastructure deployment on federal lands, buildings, and rights of way, with special attention to tribal lands and underserved communities. It requires agencies to develop uniform contract templates, improve permitting efficiency, and implement 'dig once' policies for highway construction projects.
Building a 21st Century Digital Government
This memorandum directs federal agencies to implement a new 'Digital Government' strategy within 12 months, including creating public progress-reporting web pages within 90 days. The strategy aims to modernize government digital services, expand mobile accessibility, open government data through APIs, and improve customer experience across all .gov websites.
Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry Into the United States of Certain Persons With Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via Information Technology
This executive order authorizes the U.S. government to block property and suspend entry into the United States of individuals and entities that provide information technology to Iran or Syria that facilitates computer or network disruption, monitoring, or tracking enabling serious human rights abuses. It expands existing national emergency authorities to target technology-related complicity in government repression.
Amendments to Executive Orders 12131 and 13539
This executive order updates the membership of the President's Export Council to include the Department of Homeland Security, National Economic Council, National Security Staff, and state/local government associations, while removing the Vice President and CIA Director. It also transfers administrative and funding support for the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) from the Office of Science and Technology Policy to the Department of Energy.
Managing Government Records
This memorandum launches an executive branch-wide effort to modernize federal records management for the digital age, requiring agencies to designate senior officials and submit reform plans within 120 days. The OMB Director and National Archivist must then issue a binding directive to transition agencies from paper-based to electronic records management and improve government transparency and efficiency.
Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service
This executive order requires federal agencies to develop Customer Service Plans within 180 days to streamline service delivery and improve public experience using technology, customer feedback mechanisms, and best practices from the private sector. It directs agencies to publish these plans online and designates OMB, GSA, and OSTP to provide implementation support.
Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution
This memorandum directs federal agencies to free up 500 MHz of spectrum over 10 years for wireless broadband use, with the Commerce Department and NTIA leading coordination with the FCC. It mandates a Plan and Timetable by October 1, 2010, establishes an interagency steering group, and requires research into spectrum-sharing technologies, with progress reporting to the National Economic Council, OMB, and OSTP.
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
This executive order establishes the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), a 21-member advisory body composed of the President's Science Advisor and 20 nonfederal experts, to advise the President on science, technology, and innovation policy. PCAST also assumes advisory roles under the High Performance Computing Act and the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, and will terminate automatically after two years unless extended.
Establishing the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
This executive order establishes a 13-member Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues within HHS to advise the President on ethical questions arising from biomedical and technological advances. The Commission is authorized to conduct research, hold hearings, and issue policy recommendations but cannot approve specific research projects. It is initially set to terminate after two years unless extended by the President.
Transparency and Open Government
This memorandum establishes principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration as core values for the Obama Administration and directs the CTO, OMB Director, and GSA Administrator to develop within 120 days recommendations for an Open Government Directive that would instruct agencies to take specific implementing actions.
Designation of the Committee on Technology of the National Science and Technology Council To Carry Out Certain Requirements of the America COMPETES Act
This memorandum designates the Committee on Technology of the National Science and Technology Council to assume responsibilities assigned to the Council on Innovation and Competitiveness under section 1006 of the America COMPETES Act. It directs the OSTP Director to publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.
National Aeronautics Research and Development
This executive order establishes a national policy to advance U.S. aeronautics research and development through 2020, directing the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to review federal aeronautics R&D funding, develop a national plan, and coordinate across government agencies and with private sector partners. The order emphasizes technological leadership, infrastructure maintenance, workforce development, and technology transition from research to applications.
Promoting Quality and Efficient Health Care in Federal Government Administered or Sponsored Health Care Programs
This executive order directs federal agencies administering health care programs (FEHBP, Medicare, IHS, TRICARE, VA) to adopt interoperable health information technology systems, implement quality measurement and price transparency programs, and promote quality and efficiency through pay-for-performance and consumer-directed options. All requirements must be complied with by January 1, 2007, without additional federal spending.
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders
This executive order continues 16 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2007, revokes two executive orders for completed commissions, amends several other executive orders to update committee structures and functions—most notably expanding the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology from 25 to 45 members and redesignating it as the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee—and revises the National Infrastructure Advisory Council's charter.
Amending Executive Order 13226 To Designate the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology To Serve as the National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel
This executive order designates the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) to also serve as the National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel, as required by the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act. It adds a provision preserving any statutory exemptions from Federal Advisory Committee Act requirements that the panel may have under that law.
Incentives for the Use of Health Information Technology and Establishing the Position of the National Health Information Technology Coordinator
This executive order creates the position of National Health Information Technology Coordinator within HHS to lead development of a nationwide interoperable health IT infrastructure. It mandates multiple reports within 90 days on incentives for health IT adoption and directs the Coordinator to produce a strategic plan for reducing medical errors and improving care quality through technology.
Extension of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee and the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
This executive order extends two presidential advisory bodies: the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) until June 1, 2005, and the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) until September 30, 2005.
Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age
This executive order establishes the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board to coordinate federal efforts protecting information systems for critical infrastructure across sectors including energy, finance, transportation, and healthcare. It creates a voluntary public-private partnership framework, establishes the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) for private sector input, and assigns specific security oversight roles to OMB, Defense, and the CIA while preserving existing agency authorities.
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
This executive order establishes the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), a 25-member advisory committee (one federal official and 24 nonfederal experts) to advise the President on science and technology policy and assist the National Science and Technology Council in engaging the private sector. The council is set to terminate automatically after two years unless extended by the President, and it revokes three previous executive orders related to presidential science advisory committees.
President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee, Further Amendment to Executive Order 13035, as Amended
This executive order extends the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) by two years, from June 1, 2001 to June 1, 2003. It also revises member term limits, allowing pre-June 2001 appointees to serve until December 1, 2001, and new or reappointed members to serve up to 2 years, while establishing 2-year co-chair terms.
President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, Further Amendment to Executive Order 13035, as Amended
This executive order extends the lifespan of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) by nearly four months, changing its expiration date from February 11, 2001 to June 1, 2001.
To Strengthen the Federal Government-University Research Partnership
This executive order establishes guiding and operating principles for the federal government's research partnership with universities, drawn from a 1999 National Science and Technology Council report. It directs OSTP to conduct regular reviews of the partnership's health and report to the President with improvement recommendations. The order explicitly disclaims creating any enforceable legal rights.
Working Group on Unlawful Conduct on the Internet
This executive order establishes an interagency working group chaired by the Attorney General to study and report on unlawful conduct involving the Internet, including illegal sales of guns, drugs, and child pornography. The group must deliver recommendations within 120 days on whether existing federal laws are sufficient, what new tools or authorities may be needed, and how to empower parents and educators to mitigate risks.
National Infrastructure Assurance Council
This executive order establishes the National Infrastructure Assurance Council (NIAC), a 30-member advisory body of private sector and state/local government experts to coordinate public-private efforts protecting critical infrastructure. The council advises on risk assessments, information sharing centers, and reports to the President through the National Security Advisor for a two-year term.
Amendment to Executive Order 13073, Year 2000 Conversion
This executive order amends Executive Order 13073 to establish the Information Coordination Center (ICC) within the General Services Administration to support the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion. The ICC is tasked with facilitating information sharing and coordination across federal agencies and public/private sectors, assessing Y2K emergencies affecting U.S. interests, and assisting in system reconstitution if needed.
President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, Further Amendments to Executive Order 13035, as Amended
This executive order extends the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) until February 11, 2001, and updates its charter to include responsibilities under the Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998. It makes technical amendments to Executive Order 13035 to reflect new statutory authorities.
Using Technology To Improve Training Opportunities for Federal Government Employees
This executive order establishes a presidential task force and advisory committee to promote technology-based training for federal employees. It directs agencies to designate representatives, develop training technology standards, create online training databases, and explore individual training accounts for workers.
President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, Amendments to Executive Order 13035
This executive order renames the Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet to the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, and increases its nonfederal membership from 25 to 30 members.
Amendment to Executive Order No. 13038, Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters
This executive order extends the reporting deadline for the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters from June 1, 1998 to October 1, 1998. It makes a single technical amendment to Executive Order 13038 with no other substantive changes.
Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters
This executive order establishes a 15-member advisory committee to recommend public interest obligations for digital television broadcasters, with a report due to the Vice President by June 1, 1998. The committee draws members from broadcasting, technology, academic, and public interest communities, with administrative support from the Department of Commerce.
Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet
This executive order establishes a 25-member advisory committee to counsel the National Science and Technology Council on high-performance computing, communications, information technology, and the Next Generation Internet. The committee is tasked with independently assessing progress on the HPCC Program and related initiatives, with Department of Defense administrative support, and will automatically terminate after two years unless extended.
Administration of Export Controls on Encryption Products
This executive order establishes special export control rules for encryption products being transferred from State Department munitions oversight to Commerce Department dual-use regulations. It exempts encryption controls from normal foreign-availability review requirements, gives multiple agencies including Justice veto authority over encryption export licenses, excludes encryption software from being treated as 'technology,' and mandates that technical assistance exports be controlled as strictly as under arms export laws.
Federal Information Technology
This executive order establishes a comprehensive framework for improving federal information technology management, creating agency Chief Information Officers (CIOs), and forming three interagency bodies: the CIO Council, Government Information Technology Services Board, and Information Technology Resources Board. It mandates strategic IT investment reviews, performance measurement, and coordinated governmentwide infrastructure development.
Critical Infrastructure Protection
This executive order establishes the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection to study vulnerabilities in systems like telecommunications, power, banking, and emergency services, and creates an interim Infrastructure Protection Task Force within the FBI to coordinate threat response until the Commission completes its work. It mandates public-private collaboration to assess physical and cyber threats and develop a national protection strategy.
Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 12864
This executive order extends the lifespan of the United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure from a rolling two-year term to a fixed expiration date of June 1, 1996. It makes a technical amendment to Section 4(b) of Executive Order 12864, replacing conditional language with a specific calendar deadline.
Facilitating Access to Federal Property for the Siting of Mobile Services Antennas
This 1995 memorandum directs federal agencies to facilitate access to federal buildings and lands for siting mobile services antennas to support wireless communications infrastructure buildout. It requires the GSA Administrator to develop procedures within 90 days in consultation with multiple department secretaries, establishes principles for antenna siting including market-based fees, and preserves agency discretion to reject inappropriate requests.
Amendment to Executive Order No. 12864
This executive order increases the maximum membership of the United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure from 30 to 37 members. It is a purely technical amendment to Executive Order 12864 with no other policy changes.
Amending Executive Order No. 12882
This executive order increases the membership of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology from 16 to 19 voting members and from 15 to 18 non-voting members. It makes a purely technical amendment to the size of an existing advisory body without changing its purpose or authority.
Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure
This executive order establishes the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) to coordinate federal geospatial data collection and sharing, creating an electronic clearinghouse to reduce duplication and improve public access to geographic information. It mandates the Federal Geographic Data Committee to develop standards, requires agencies to document and share geospatial data, and sets specific deadlines for implementation through 2000.
Amendment to Executive Order No. 12864
This executive order increases the maximum number of appointed members to the United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure from 25 to 30. It is a minor technical amendment to Executive Order 12864 with no policy changes beyond the membership cap adjustment.
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.
National Microgravity Research Board
This executive order establishes the National Microgravity Research Board, chaired by the NASA Administrator with members from multiple cabinet departments and agencies, to coordinate and stimulate microgravity research across government, academia, and industry. The Board is tasked with developing policy recommendations, advising on research priorities, and promoting commercial applications of microgravity science, with automatic termination after 5 years unless extended.
Facilitating access to science and technology
This executive order directs federal agencies to accelerate technology transfer from government laboratories to universities and private industry, particularly small businesses. It establishes cooperative research agreements, royalty-sharing for inventors, a Technology Share Program for consortia, scientist exchange programs, and international technology cooperation guidelines, while requiring reports on progress within one year.
Protection of semiconductor chip products
This executive order establishes the procedural channel for extending U.S. semiconductor chip design protections to foreign entities under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984. It directs that requests for presidential proclamations must flow through the Secretary of Commerce, who will issue implementing regulations after consulting the Secretary of State.