Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos

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.

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Immediate, 30 days, 45 days.

Agency Heads shall rescind or modify all agency guidance that serves as a barrier to the inter- or intra-agency sharing of unclassified information specified by this EO (30 days). Agency heads shall review and submit a report re: review agency regulations governing unclassified data access, including recommendations to eliminate or modify if appropriate (30 days). Agency Heads shall conduct a review of classified information policies to determine whether they result in the classification of materials beyond what is necessary to protect critical national security interests and submit a report to the OMB with recommendations (45 days).

No known legal challenges.