Cuts and layoffs everywhere; highlighting this because of its size and what it portends (eliminating the department).

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.

Directs federal agencies to suspend security clearances of law firm Jenner & Block employees, cease providing government resources to the firm, and review federal contracts involving Jenner & Block or entities associated with it.

Directs agencies to phase out paper checks for federal payments by September 30, 2025, citing cost savings and fraud reduction.

The order directs Federal agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at Jenner & Block LLP (Jenner), pending a review of whether such clearances align with national interest. The Office of Management and Budget is directed to identify all Government goods, property, material, and services provided for Jenner's benefit, with relevant agency heads ordered to cease such provision where legally permitted. Agencies are also instructed to require Government contractors to disclose any business they do with Jenner and to review all contracts with Jenner or entities doing business with Jenner. If permitted by law, agencies are to take steps to terminate any contracts for which Jenner has been hired to perform any service.

The order directs Federal agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at WilmerHale, pending a review of whether such clearances are consistent with national interest. The Office of Management and Budget is instructed to identify all government goods and services provided for WilmerHale's benefit, and agency heads are to cease provision of such materials or services where legally permissible. The order also requires government contracting agencies to demand disclosure of any business contractors do with WilmerHale, and agency heads are to review all contracts with WilmerHale or entities that disclose doing business with them, with steps to be taken to terminate any such contracts where legally allowed.

The order directs Federal agencies and agency subdivisions, including the Departments of State, Defense, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, Justice, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, the Interior, Energy, Agriculture, Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Agency for International Development, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the National Science Foundation, the United States International Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the General Services Administration, and others, to exclude themselves from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs. This exclusion is based on the determination that these agencies and subdivisions primarily function in intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work, and that the application of certain sections of the United States Code to these entities is inconsistent with national security requirements and considerations. Specific exclusions are

Department to lose about a quarter of its staff. More details: Thousands at CDC, FDA Laid Off.

The order directs Federal agencies to receive nominations for various positions. The Department of the Army is to consider Marc Andersen, William Gillis, and Jules Hurst III for the role of Assistant Secretary. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Labor are to consider Gregory Autry and David Brian Castillo respectively for the position of Chief Financial Officer. Donald Bergin III is nominated for Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional and Legislative Affairs), Marc Berkowitz for Assistant Secretary of Defense, and Jonathan Berry for Solicitor for the Department of Labor. The Department of Labor is also to consider Anthony D’Esposito for Inspector General and Andrew Rogers for Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. The Navy is to consider Benjamin Kohl

The order directs Federal agencies to suspend any active security clearances held by Miles Taylor and individuals at entities associated with him, pending a review of whether such clearances are in the national interest. This directive involves the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and all other relevant executive department and agency heads. The Secretary of Homeland Security is also directed to review Taylor's activities as a government employee, identify any instances of unauthorized dissemination of classified information, and prepare a report with recommendations for appropriate remedial or preventative actions. [Editor: Miles Taylor is a former Trump I administration official (DHS) who criticized the president's handling of classified documents and other conduct.]

The FDA is planning to hire contractors to cover tasks formerly carried out by laid off staff. In early April the agency let go about 60 employees who coordinated travel and logistics for inspectors and others. The agency is now seeking contractors to fill those roles.

About 50,000 federal employees, and possibly many more, will lose civil service protections as the Trump II administration moves ahead with plans to re-classify them to a status that places workers in an "at-will" employment status.

The order directs Federal agencies to extend the hiring freeze on Federal civilian employees within the executive branch through July 15, 2025. No vacant positions may be filled nor new ones created, unless otherwise provided for in the memorandum or required by law. This freeze applies to all executive departments and agencies, except for positions related to military personnel, immigration enforcement, national security, public safety, the Executive Office of the President, and those exempted by the Office of Personnel Management. Agencies are prohibited from contracting outside the Federal Government to circumvent the freeze and are instructed to seek efficient use of existing personnel and funds. This order does not restrict the nomination and appointment of officials to positions requiring Presidential appointment or Senate confirmation, among other exceptions.

Eight more immigration judges have been fired, joining scores of other judges, aides, and staff let go previously. According to the report:

“The Executive Office for Immigration Review, or EOIR, which runs the immigration court system, fired at least two dozen more immigration judges and supervising judges in February, including five from California courts, according to the judge’s union. The administration also eliminated five leadership positions at the EOIR and removed nine Board of Immigration Appeals judges appointed under Biden. An additional 85 professional court staff — including 19 judges, interpreters, legal assistants, and IT specialists — took buyouts after receiving a ‘Fork in the Road’ email offering federal workers ‘deferred resignations.’”

The order directs federal agencies to enhance the use of probationary and trial periods for new hires. Agencies must affirmatively determine that the continued employment of individuals serving these periods would benefit the Federal service before finalizing their appointments. The directive also issues a new Civil Service Rule XI, replacing subpart H of part 315 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, and repeals Civil Service Rule 2.4. This change aims to prevent probationary employees from becoming tenured Federal employees without agency approval.

The new head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division has redirected efforts toward combating “woke” and investigating “anti-Christian bias.” In response, dozens of attorneys have left the department.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked mass layoffs and restructuring at two dozen agencies. The judge said the Trump administration's actions were illegal without authorization from Congress.

The memo notifies the Senate of new appointees and nominations. Notably, Riley Barnes is appointed as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Alan Boehme is appointed as an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and Karen Brazell is appointed as Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Additionally, several individuals are nominated for roles as U.S. District Judges for various districts, and others are appointed to various roles within the Department of State, Department of Defense, and other federal entities.

The memo notes the nomination of numerous individuals to various federal positions. These include Ademola Adewale-Sadik as United States Director of the African Development Bank for a five-year term, Lee Beaman and others to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for terms expiring in 2028, 2029, and 2030, and various appointees as United States Attorneys for terms of four years in multiple districts. New positions include James Caggy as an Assistant Secretary of Defense and Rosario Palmieri as an Assistant Secretary of Labor.

The proclamation designates July 5, 2025, as the 160th Anniversary of the United States Secret Service. The document acknowledges the service's history and current role, noting that it protects the President, Vice President, their families, former presidents, major presidential candidates, and visiting foreign dignitaries. The proclamation also calls on all Americans to express gratitude and respect to the 8,000 employees of the United States Secret Service.

The order directs federal agencies to halt the filling of vacant civilian positions and the creation of new ones through October 15, 2025, except as otherwise specified or required by law. This directive applies to all executive departments and agencies, with exceptions for military personnel, positions related to immigration enforcement, national security, public safety, and the Executive Office of the President. The hiring process should align with the Merit Hiring Plan issued by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on May 29, 2025. The OPM Director may grant exemptions where necessary, and agencies are prohibited from contracting outside the federal government to circumvent this policy.

The order sends to the Senate the nominations of three individuals for judicial positions. Joshua D. Dunlap is nominated as United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, replacing retired William J. Kayatta, Jr. William W. Mercer is nominated as United States District Judge for the District of Montana, replacing Dana L. Christensen who is retiring. Eric Chunyee Tung is nominated as United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, replacing Sandra Segal Ikuta who is retiring.

The order directs federal agencies to create a new Schedule G in the excepted service for noncareer positions of a policy-making or policy-advocating character. This is to address the gap in the current excepted service schedules, which do not have a category for these types of positions. Appointments to these positions, which are expected to change with Presidential transitions, will now be made under this new Schedule G. The Office of Personnel Management is tasked with implementing the necessary regulations for this order.

The nominations sent to the Senate include Jeffrey Anderson to represent the U.S. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, Julie Callahan as Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Jerome Francis Gorgon Jr. as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, among others. Notable nominations also include Paul Hollis as Director of the Mint, David LaCerte as a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Dan Negrea as the U.S. Representative on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

The order notes several nominees to various roles. Thomas Albus is to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, Timothy Dill and Maurice Todd to be Assistant Secretaries of Defense, Andrew Duva to be an Assistant Attorney General, and Daniel Edwards to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation. Other appointments include Ho Nieh as a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Michael Payne as Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation at the Department of Defense, and Douglas Troutman as Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency. Thomas Ferguson III, Richard Price, and Darin Smith are to be U.S. Attorneys for different districts.

The order directs the Senate to consider the nomination of Edward Forst, from Florida, to the position of Administrator of General Services, following the resignation of Robin Carnahan.

The order directs federal agencies to nominate several individuals to various positions. Erwin Antoni is nominated as Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of four years. Laura DiBella and Robert Harvey are nominated as Federal Maritime Commissioners for terms expiring in 2028 and 2029 respectively. Steven Haines is nominated as an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, George Holding as United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Sriprakash Kothari as an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Ryan McCormack is nominated as Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, Peter Metzger as Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the Treasury, and Brian David Miller as United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for

The order directs the Senate to consider the nominations of seven individuals for various U.S. Attorney and District Judge positions. Specifically, William Boyle, Erin Creegan, and Zachary Keller are nominated for U.S. Attorney roles in North Carolina, New Hampshire, and Louisiana respectively, each for a term of four years. David A. Bragdon, Lindsey Ann Freeman, Matthew E. Orso, and Susan Courtwright Rodriguez are nominated as U.S. District Judges for different districts in North Carolina. Rebecca L. Taibleson is nominated to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.

The order directs federal agencies to make several nominations and appointments. Daniel Bonham is to be Assistant Secretary of Labor, Mark Ditlevson as Assistant Secretary of Defense, and Paul Ferguson as United States Marshal for the Northern District of West Virginia. William Hewes III is to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Benjamin Landa as Ambassador to Hungary, and Arvind Raman as Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology. Robert Rotter, Daniel Satterlee, and David St. Pierre are to be United States Marshals for their respective districts. Jennifer Wicks McNamara is to be Ambassador to Vietnam. The nomination of Mark Brnovich as Ambassador to Serbia has been withdrawn.

The order directs federal agencies to implement new policies and procedures for hiring. No vacant federal civilian positions may be filled or created except as provided for in the order or required by law. All hiring must comply with the Merit Hiring Plan issued previously and each agency must establish a Strategic Hiring Committee to approve hires. The order also requires agencies to prepare an Annual Staffing Plan, outlining new career appointments for the upcoming fiscal year. Exceptions to the order include positions in the Executive Office, non-career positions requiring Presidential appointment or Senate confirmation, military personnel of the Armed Forces, and positions related to immigration enforcement, national security, or public safety.

The order directs federal agencies to nominate several individuals to various positions. William J. Crain, Alexander C. Van Hook, and Brian Barber are to be United States District Judges and United States Marshal, respectively, for different districts in Louisiana. Brian Birdwell is nominated as an Assistant Secretary of Defense, John Breslow as an Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus, Wesley Brooks as an Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, and Edward Eppler as Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation. Several others are nominated for roles as United States Attorneys and Marshals for various districts. The nominations of Jeffrey Bornstein and Kevin O’Farrell have been withdrawn.

The order asks the Senate to confirm Michael Selig, from Florida, as Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, succeeding Rostin Behnam. Additionally, Selig is nominated to be a Commissioner of the same commission for a term ending on April 13, 2029, replacing Christy Goldsmith Romero whose term has expired. The order also withdraws the nomination of Joel Rayburn, from Oklahoma, for the position of Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs), originally nominated on February 11, 2025, following the resignation of Barbara A. Leaf.

The order directs the Senate to consider the nomination of Jared Isaacman, from Pennsylvania, for the position of Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), following the resignation of Bill Nelson.

The order directs federal agencies to appoint several individuals to key positions. Robert Cekada is to be the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Carter Crow is nominated as the General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term of four years. Stuart Levenbach is to serve as the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years. David Clay Fowlkes and Nicholas Jon Ganjei are to be United States District Judges for the Western District of Arkansas and the Southern District of Texas, respectively. Aaron Christian Peterson is to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska.

The order directs the Senate to consider the nominations of five individuals for various judicial positions. James Bishop has been nominated for United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina; Megan Blair Benton for United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri; Christopher Michael De Bono for Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; Brian Charles Lea for United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee; and Justin R. Olson for United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana.

The order directs federal agencies to adjust certain rates of pay. The basic pay rates for statutory pay systems, the Senior Executive Service, certain executive, legislative, and judicial salaries, and members of the uniformed services are set according to attached schedules. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management is instructed to assess whether to provide up to a total increase of 3.8 percent to the rates of pay of certain Federal civilian law enforcement personnel. The rates of locality-based comparability payments and basic pay for administrative law judges are also set. The new pay rates are effective on or after January 1, 2026.

The order directs federal agencies to close and excuse their employees from duty on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025. However, the heads of these departments and agencies may require certain offices or employees to remain operational for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management is instructed to implement this order.

The order directs the Senate to consider a list of nominations for various federal positions. These include Ademola Adewale-Sadik as United States Director of the African Development Bank, Charlton Allen as General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, Matthew Anderson as Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and others. The positions and terms vary, with some roles including representation on international organizations and others concerning domestic agencies.

The Senate has received nominations for several key positions. George Kelesis is nominated as United States Attorney for the District of Nevada, Catherine Dillon as an Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, and William Hague as an Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Kyle Haustveit is nominated as Under Secretary of Energy, Steven Lewis as United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri, and Kevin Lilly as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife. Asel Roberts is nominated as Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, Karen Sessions as a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Scott Socha as Director of the National Park Service. Todd Steggerda is nominated as Representative to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, while Ashley St

The order directs federal agencies to consider and evaluate the listed nominees for Senate-confirmed positions, including ambassadors, judges, agency directors, U.S. attorneys, U.S. marshals, and Governors of the U.S. Postal Service, and to process their nominations for Senate advice and consent. Specific nominees include appointments such as Jeffrey Brodsky, William Gallo, and Robert Steffens for USPS Governor terms (expiring in 2029–2032); Adam Cassady as Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy; James O’Neill to be Director of the National Science Foundation for a six-year term; multiple district and circuit court judicial nominees.

The nominations list submits Kevin Warsh to the Senate to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a four-year term and to be a Member of the Board of Governors for a 14-year term beginning February 1, 2026.

The order directs federal agencies to process and consider the listed presidential nominations sent to the Senate for confirmation, including a nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, two U.S. Marshals for specified districts with four-year terms, three ambassadorial nominees to Guatemala, Tanzania, and the OSCE (with rank of Ambassador), and an Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs. These nominations were submitted on March 9, 2026, and designate the individual names and offices for Senate advice and consent.

The order directs federal agencies to require the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors to place greater weight on federal, state, and local government compensation when conducting its annual compensation survey and, if appropriate and consistent with that survey, adopt a maximum total annual compensation limit of $500,000 for all TVA employees, including the CEO. The memorandum defines total annual compensation to include salary, bonuses, incentives, and other financial compensation, limits Board member pay to statutory minimums, and instructs the Board to consider implementing these policies and certify compliance through the Office of Management and Budget.

The nominations document announces that Sarah B. Rogers of New York has been nominated to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media and that withdrawals were sent to the Senate for William Hewes III, nominated to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a seven-year term from October 27, 2024, and for Jeremy Carl, nominated to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Organizations). The item provides the dates the original nominations were sent to the Senate (January 13, 2026 for the withdrawn nominations) and specifies the agency assignments and term information for the withdrawn Commissioner nomination.

The order directs federal agencies to provide pay and benefits to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees during the Department of Homeland Security shutdown by instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to use funds that have a reasonable and logical nexus to TSA operations to provide compensation and benefits that would have accrued absent the shutdown, consistent with applicable law. It also instructs agencies, once regular TSA funding is restored, to adjust DHS funding accounts as authorized by law to maintain planned operations, and clarifies implementation must follow applicable law and available appropriations.

The order directs federal agencies to have the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, use funds that have a reasonable and logical nexus to DHS functions to provide DHS employees the compensation and benefits they would have received absent the DHS shutdown, consistent with applicable law. It instructs agencies to, once regular funding is restored, adjust DHS funding accounts as authorized to preserve planned operations and clarifies the memorandum is to be implemented consistent with law and subject to available appropriations.

The document lists nominations and one withdrawal sent to the Senate on April 13, 2026, naming candidates for various federal positions including two Under Secretaries (Treasury; DHS Under Secretary for Management), multiple board and agency posts (NTSB member reappointment through Dec 31, 2028; two National Labor Relations Board members with specified five-year terms expiring Aug 27, 2030 and Aug 27, 2031; Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board), diplomatic nominations (Ambassadors to Korea and Albania), Justice Department and U.S. Marshal nominations, an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, and

This nominations document lists individuals the President has sent to the Senate for confirmation to various federal positions on April 21, 2026, including nominees for Director of the Peace Corps, Ambassador to Belize, Inspector General at the Department of Justice, a U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama (four-year term), Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Information and Technology. It directs the Senate to consider these specific nominations for confirmation under its advice-and-consent authority.

The document is a nominations and withdrawals notice listing individuals the President has nominated to various federal positions and others whose nominations have been withdrawn, all sent to the Senate on April 27, 2026. It lists nominees and their intended offices—Ambassador to Australia; deputy and assistant positions at OMB, HHS, HUD, Treasury, Defense, State, Commerce; board appointments to the Inter-American Foundation with specific term expirations; and two U.S. Circuit Court judicial nominees—plus five named withdrawals of previously sent nominations.

This proclamation designates May 8, 2026, as Military Spouse Day. It honors the contributions and sacrifices of military spouses and notes prior administration actions to improve federal employment opportunities, remote and flexible jobs, and licensure portability, while calling for continued work on employment, housing, childcare, healthcare, and education for military families.

The document is a nominations list sent to the Senate detailing individuals nominated for various federal positions on May 11, 2026. The list names nominees and the offices they are nominated for, including Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; Administrator of FEMA; Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs); member of the Surface Transportation Board (term to Dec 31, 2030); U.S. Ambassadors to Jamaica and the Slovak Republic; Commissioner of Labor Statistics (four-year term); member of the National Mediation Board (term to July 1, 2028); Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (with rank of Ambassador

The document is a nominations list sent to the Senate for judicial appointments. The order directs federal agencies to process nominations of Angela Veronica Colmenero, Daniel Desmond Domenico, Michael C. Martin, Kasdin Miller Mitchell, Antonio M. Pozos, and Daniel Mack Traynor for various United States District and Circuit Judge positions, specifying their home states and the courts to which they are nominated.