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Directs agency heads to provide prompt access to relevant records and rescind guidance that hinders such data sharing. Additionally, agencies must secure data access from state programs receiving federal funding.
Find a list of executive actions recorded prior to March 24, 2025 at The List
Reverses a bunch of Biden-era EOs and memos:
Addressing Risks From Paul Weiss. Restricts the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP from accessing federal buildings, government contracts, and security clearances. Mandates a review of the firm’s employment practices under civil rights laws. Part of a broader effort to scrutinize major law firms’ influence in government and legal matters.
Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy. Directs several federal entities to eliminate all non-statutory components and reduce their statutory functions and associated personnel to the minimum required by law. Agency heads must report compliance within seven days, detailing which functions are legally required. Additionally, the Office of Management and Budget is instructed to reject funding requests inconsistent with this directive. Among those targeted is the US Agency for Global Media, which manages Voice of America.
3/7/2025: EO:Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset Stockpile.Consolidates seized digital assets currently under federal control.
3/7/2025: EO:Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Adds qualification restrictions to the student loan public service loan forgiveness program, specifically disqualifies borrowers who work for non-profits that aid “illegal immigrants” or support “terrorist organizations.”
3/2/2025:Defense Secretary Orders Cyber Defense Team to Relax Anti-Russia Posture. An observer suggests it’s a goodwill move as Ukraine peace talks continue.
3/2/2025:Trump II Eases Unconventional Warfare Engagement Rules. Biden era policy required White House approval for certain drone, commando strikes.
Senior USAID Security Officials Put on Leave After Refusing Musk’s DOGE Access to Agency Systems. Some context: “Around 60 senior USAID staff were put on leave last week on accusations of attempting to circumvent the executive order on foreign aid. Another senior official was put on leave for trying to reverse that move after finding no evidence of wrongdoing.”
Trump II Signs Executive Order Directing Bureau of Reclamation to Increase Water Deliveries to San Joaquin Valley Farmers.Includes swipes at California water policy, and directs agencies to override state policy, where permissible.
Hoo boy, Inauguration Day and loads of appointments, proclamations, and executive orders. I'm gonna need another list. I count 46 EOs, Memoranda, and Proclamations. See that list here.