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The order directs federal agencies to establish the President’s Military Spouse Commission to advise on policies affecting military spouses and families, with the Commission chaired by the spouse of the Secretary of War and an Executive Director designated by the President. The order specifies membership (spouses of senior military leaders), tasks to improve employment, licensure portability, housing, and support services that affect readiness, and authorizes interagency cooperation to implement these measures.
This is a nominations list sent to the Senate announcing six individuals nominated to federal positions, including two Ambassadors (to Rwanda and Malaysia), two United States Attorneys (Eastern District of Oklahoma; District of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands), and three U.S. Marshals (Northern District of Alabama; District of Columbia) and an Assistant Attorney General nominee. The notice specifies term lengths where given (four years for the U.S. Marshal and U.S. Attorney positions) and lists nominees' names and home states.
The document is a nominations list sent to the Senate announcing multiple presidential nominations and two withdrawals. The list names nominees and positions including Inspector General of the General Services Administration; First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank for a term expiring January 20, 2029; Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and Deputy Secretary at HHS; several judicial nominees with specified terms (three 15-year terms on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and district/circuit judges); and members of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and notes two withdrawals of prior nominations to be Ambassador to Guatemala and to be an Assistant Attorney General.
This nominations list sends Keith Sonderling to the Senate for consideration as Secretary of Labor and Andrew A. De Mello to the Senate for consideration as a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
The nominations list announces individuals sent to the Senate for confirmation to various federal positions, including Carl Bednarski and John Grunewald II to the Farm Credit Administration Board with specified term expirations, Michael Chamberlain to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics for a five-year term, Walter Darr as Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director, James Gadwood as Chief Counsel for the IRS and Assistant General Counsel at the Treasury, and Rebekah Jurata as United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for two years. The announcement provides names, positions, home states, and the specified term lengths or expiration dates where applicable.
The order directs federal agencies to transfer senior policy-influencing career positions into a newly defined Schedule Policy/Career in the excepted service, exempting those positions from certain adverse action procedures while maintaining merit-based hiring and competitive status for affected employees. It also amends Civil Service Rules and Regulations and previous executive orders to implement Schedule Policy/Career, requires agencies to recognize and reward outstanding work in these positions, and modifies specific regulatory text (e.g., changes to 5 CFR 1.3(d) and additions to 5 CFR 3.1(a)).
The order directs federal agencies to designate up to 400 positions supporting national security–related investment programs as eligible for critical position pay and authorizes the Office of Personnel Management, with OMB consultation, to allocate those positions and approve agency requests. It permits setting basic pay rates up to $400,000, subject to market comparability and national security urgency, and requires OPM oversight and conditions to ensure the pay authority is used only to recruit or retain exceptionally qualified investment, engineering, financial, and legal professionals for critical minerals, advanced materials, and related supply‑chain resilience efforts.
This nominations list sends Charles Baldis to the Senate for confirmation as Special Counsel at the Office of Special Counsel for a five-year term and sends Jules Hurst III to the Senate for confirmation as Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
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.
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
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 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 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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.