Executive Actions Tracker

This EO directs the Secretary of War and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish, within 180 days, updated information technology systems and guidance for ongoing sharing of Official Military Personnel Files and Service Treatment Records, deploy AI-based digital tools consolidating veterans' benefits access, and, within 30 days, ensure records transfer to the Department of Veterans Affairs immediately upon a service member's discharge. It also requires, within 120 days and in consultation with HHS and OMB, review and modification of existing IT contracts to add interoperability requirements, and directs the Secretary of War, within 180 days, to update the Transition Assistance Program to connect separating service members to jobs, training, or apprenticeships and to veterans' benefits representatives.

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This EO declares a national emergency under IEEPA and the NEA with respect to foreign-supplied bulk-power system electric equipment, and prohibits any acquisition, importation, transfer, or installation of foreign-produced bulk-power system electric equipment initiated after the order's date where the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and other officials, determines the equipment is tied to a "Covered Foreign Entity" and poses an undue risk to national security or critical infrastructure. The Secretary of Energy may impose conditions on equipment installed before the order, negotiate mitigation measures, establish a pre-qualified equipment and vendor list, and must publish implementing rules within 120 days. Within 180 days, the Secretary of Energy must submit recommended Federal Acquisition Regulation revisions to prioritize U.S.-manufactured energy infrastructure in federal procurement, which the FAR Council must consider proposing within 90 days of receipt.

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This EO directs the transition of federal information systems to NIST-approved post-quantum cryptography standards, with the Director of OMB and the National Cyber Director coordinating the effort. Agency heads must designate PQC migration leads within 30 days, and OMB must issue guidance within 90 days requiring agencies to transition high value assets and high impact systems to PQC for key establishment by December 31, 2030 and for digital signatures by December 31, 2031. It also directs the FAR Council to publish proposed rules within 180 and 270 days requiring covered contractors to comply with NIST FIPS, including PQC-compliant algorithms, by December 31, 2030 and to implement vulnerability disclosure policies covering cryptographic vulnerabilities.

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This EO directs the Secretaries of War, Homeland Security, and the Treasury, among others, to prioritize the cyber defense of federal information systems, with the Secretary of the Treasury forming an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse in voluntary collaboration with industry within 30 days. Within 60 days, the named officials must develop a classified benchmarking process to designate AI models as a "covered frontier model" and design a voluntary framework giving the government pre-release access to such models, while expressly disclaiming any mandatory licensing or preclearance requirement. It also directs the Attorney General to prioritize enforcement of federal criminal laws against those using AI to illegally access or damage computer systems.

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This executive order directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue, within 60 days, a formal Advisory to financial institutions describing red flags and typologies of suspicious activity involving non-work authorized populations and their employers, including payroll tax evasion, structuring, and use of individual taxpayer identification numbers to obtain credit. It further directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Federal functional financial regulators, to propose changes to Bank Secrecy Act customer due diligence regulations within 90 days, and to consider changes to customer identification program regulations, including risks posed by foreign consular identification cards, within 180 days. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is directed to consider, within 60 days, clarifying that potential deportation and loss of wages may be considered under the "ability-to-repay" standards in 12 CFR Part 1026, and each Federal functional financial regulator must issue guidance within 60 days on credit risks posed by the non-work authorized population.

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This EO directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and in coordination with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, to compile and transmit a "State Citizenship List" to each State's chief election official at least 60 days before each Federal election, with implementing infrastructure established within 90 days. It directs the Attorney General to prioritize investigation and prosecution of election officials and entities that issue or distribute ballots to ineligible individuals. It also directs the Postmaster General to initiate a rulemaking within 60 days, with a final rule due within 120 days, requiring unique ballot envelope identifiers on mail-in and absentee ballots and state-specific Mail-In and Absentee Participation Lists, and authorizes withholding of Federal funds from noncompliant States where authorized by law.

This EO directs the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, War, and Homeland Security and the Attorney General, in consultation with the Office of the National Cyber Director, to review frameworks for combating transnational criminal organizations engaged in cyber-enabled crime within 60 days and to submit an action plan to the President within 120 days, including creation of an operational cell within the National Coordination Center established under EO 14159 (Protecting the American People Against Invasion). The Attorney General must submit a recommendation on a Victims Restoration Program, funded by assets clawed back, forfeited, or seized from these organizations, within 90 days, and shall continue prioritizing prosecutions of cyber-enabled fraud. The Secretary of State is directed to demand enforcement actions from foreign governments and impose consequences on nations tolerating such activity, including limits on foreign assistance, targeted sanctions, visa restrictions, trade penalties, and expulsion of complicit foreign officials.

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This executive order directs the Attorney General to provide the Department of Homeland Security with access to criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Justice for DHS screening and vetting purposes, to the maximum extent permitted by law. It also authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to exchange such information on a reciprocal basis with border security and immigration authorities of Visa Waiver Program countries and other trusted allies, solely for screening travelers and immigrants, under bilateral or multilateral agreements containing privacy safeguards for United States persons.

This EO establishes the “Genesis Mission,” a national initiative led by the Department of Energy to accelerate scientific discovery and technological innovation through an integrated AI platform that leverages federal research resources, datasets, and partnerships, aiming to advance key science and technology challenges, strengthen national security, and maintain U.S. global leadership in AI.

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This EO directs federal agencies to modernize the foster care system through improved technology, data collection, and partnerships, while expanding resources and opportunities for youth transitioning out of foster care. It also seeks to remove barriers for qualified foster and adoptive parents, especially those with sincerely held religious beliefs, and encourages collaboration with faith-based organizations to support families and children in need.

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This EO directs federal agencies to harness artificial intelligence to accelerate pediatric cancer research, improve data sharing, and enhance clinical care, prioritizing innovation, investment, and interoperability in health data. It establishes a coordinated effort to use AI-enabled solutions for better diagnostics, treatments, and prevention, while ensuring patient privacy and encouraging public and private sector engagement.

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This EO determines that TikTok’s proposed divestiture of its U.S. operations meets the requirements to resolve national security concerns under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. It also directs the Attorney General to pause enforcement of the Act for 120 days to allow the divestiture to be completed, and establishes ongoing federal oversight to ensure compliance and security safeguards.

Clients in Media and Technology

The President has directed federal agencies to implement a comprehensive strategy to disrupt and dismantle organized domestic terrorist networks responsible for political violence, including targeted intimidation, doxing, and attacks on federal officers and facilities. This strategy includes increased investigation, prosecution, financial tracking, and potential designation of domestic terrorist organizations, making the prevention of politically motivated terrorism a national law enforcement priority.

This EO directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to seek reversal of judicial precedents and termination of consent decrees that impede civil commitment of individuals with mental illness, and directs the Attorney General and the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation to assess whether discretionary grant priority may be given to states and municipalities that enforce prohibitions on open illicit drug use, urban camping, loitering, and squatting. It further directs agencies to end support for "housing first" policies, condition homelessness assistance on substance abuse or mental health treatment for participants with such conditions, and review and pursue civil or criminal enforcement against, and freeze assistance to, funding recipients that operate drug injection sites or permit illicit drug use on their property.

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This order rewrites and tightens Executive Order 14144 on national‑cybersecurity innovation, adds quantum‑resilience and AI‑security mandates, and revises the cyber‑sanctions framework in EO 13694. It sets firm deadlines for NIST, CISA, NSA, OMB and others to update secure‑software and patching standards, publish post‑quantum product lists, make research data sets public, embed AI‑vulnerability management, pilot machine‑readable “rules‑as‑code,” and launch a Federal purchasing rule that requires the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark on IoT products—while instructing OMB to overhaul Federal cyber‑risk guidance within three years.

Clients in Digital Infrastructure · AI, Robotics and Quantum · Telecom · Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

The Executive Order creates a whole‑of‑government push to secure U.S. airspace against malicious or careless drone use. It establishes a National Security Council‑led task force, directs the FAA to speed new flight‑restriction rules and publish open geofencing data, empowers DOJ and DHS to enforce and fund counter‑UAS measures for state and local partners, mandates inter‑agency upgrades to drone‑detection guidance and data‑sharing, and lays groundwork for a national Counter‑UAS training center—all on rapid timelines that prioritize critical infrastructure, mass gatherings, and border security.

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This memorandum directs the Secretaries of Labor and Health and Human Services and the Commissioner of Social Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to ensure ineligible aliens do not receive Social Security Act funds, including by prioritizing civil or administrative enforcement against States, localities, and grantees that fail to verify eligibility. It directs the Attorney General and the Commissioner to expand the SSA's fraud prosecutor program to at least 50 U.S. Attorney Offices, and the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a similar program for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services programs in at least 15 offices, both by October 1, 2025. It further directs the Commissioner to implement the recommendations of SSA Inspector General Audit Report A-06-21-51022, refer mismatched earnings reports for persons age 100 or older to the Inspector General, and, within 60 days, review resuming civil monetary penalties under section 1129 of the Social Security Act.

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This EO directs a suspension pending review for any active security clearances held by individuals at Susman and a cessation of any government materials provided. Government contracting agencies shall, to the extent permissible by law, require Government contractors to disclose any business they do with Susman and whether that business is related to the subject of the Government contract. The heads of all agencies shall review all contracts with Susman or with entities that disclose doing business with it under subsection and take steps to terminate any contracts. The heads of all agencies shall provide guidance limiting official access from Federal Government buildings to employees of Susman when such access would threaten the national security of or otherwise be inconsistent with the interests of the United States and guidance limiting Government employees acting in their official capacity from engaging with Susman employees. Lastly, agency officials shall refrain from hiring employees of Susman, absent a waiver from the head of the agency, made in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

This EO directs a suspension pending review for any active security clearances held by individuals at WilmerHale and a cessation of any government materials provided. Government contracting agencies shall, to the extent permissible by law, require Government contractors to disclose any business they do with WilmerHale and whether that business is related to the subject of the Government contract. The heads of all agencies shall review all contracts with WilmerHale or with entities that disclose doing business with it under subsection and take steps to terminate any contracts. The heads of all agencies shall provide guidance limiting official access from Federal Government buildings to employees of WilmerHale when such access would threaten the national security of or otherwise be inconsistent with the interests of the United States and guidance limiting Government employees acting in their official capacity from engaging with WilmerHale employees. Lastly, agency officials shall refrain from hiring employees of WilmerHale, absent a waiver from the head of the agency, made in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

This EO seeks to promote financial integrity by enabling the Department of the Treasury to more easily conduct improper payment and fraud prevention screening prior to disbursing funds on behalf of agencies. Further, it aims to increase transparency and accountability by requiring agencies to provide the Department of the Treasury with the information needed to track transactions through the General Fund in greater detail. This order also promotes operational efficiency by returning disbursing functions to the Department of the Treasury when possible and consolidating and standardizing core Federal financial systems.

This EO mandates the transition to electronic payments for all Federal disbursements and receipts by digitizing payments to the extent permissible under applicable law. Effective September 30, 2025, and to the extent permitted by law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall cease issuing paper checks for all Federal disbursements inclusive of intragovernmental payments, benefits payments, vendor payments, and tax refunds, except as specified in section 4 of this order. As soon as practicable, and to the extent permitted by law, all payments made to the Federal Government shall be processed electronically.

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This EO seeks to prohibit foreign nationals from voting in federal elections with documentary proof requirements.

Clients in Digital Infrastructure

This memo states that all of the materials referenced in the Presidential Memorandum of January 19, 2021 (Declassification of Certain Materials Related to the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation), are no longer classified. Further, the material proposed for redaction by the FBI in a cover letter dated January 17, 2021, remains classified. This does not extend to materials that must be protected from disclosure pursuant to orders of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and does not require the disclosure of certain personally identifiable information.

This EO directs all Agency Heads to take all necessary steps to ensure Federal officials designated by the President or Agency Heads have full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, data, software systems, and information technology systems for purposes of pursuing Administration priorities related to the identification and elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse. Further, agency heads should take all necessary steps to ensure the Federal Government has unfettered access to comprehensive data from all State programs that receive Federal funding. The Secretary of Labor shall receive unfettered access to all unemployment data and related payment records, including all such data and records currently available to the DOL Office of Inspector General.

This EO directs a suspension pending review for any active security clearances held by individuals at Paul Weiss and Mark Pomerantz and a cessation of any government materials provided. Government contracting agencies shall, to the extent permissible by law, require Government contractors to disclose any business they do with Paul Weiss and whether that business is related to the subject of the Government contract. The heads of all agencies shall review all contracts with Paul Weiss or with entities that disclose doing business with Paul Weiss under subsection and take steps to terminate any contracts. The heads of all agencies shall provide guidance limiting official access from Federal Government buildings to employees of Paul Weiss when such access would threaten the national security of or otherwise be inconsistent with the interests of the United States and guidance limiting Government employees acting in their official capacity from engaging with Paul Weiss employees. Lastly, agency officials shall refrain from hiring employees of Paul Weiss, absent a waiver from the head of the agency, made in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.