Trump Executive Order Tracker

Orders a hiring freeze of federal civilian employees, to be applied throughout the executive branch. As part of this freeze, no federal civilian position that is vacant at noon on January 20, 2025, may be filled, and no new position may be created except as otherwise provided for in the EO or other applicable law. The freeze does not apply to military personnel of the armed forces or to positions related to immigration enforcement, national security or public safety. It also purports to not adversely impact the provision of Social Security, Medicare or veterans’ benefits and allows the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to grant exemptions where necessary.

The Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and the Administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), shall develop and send to agency heads a Federal Hiring Plan that brings to the Federal workforce only highly skilled Americans dedicated to the furtherance of American ideals, values, and interests, and not be based on impermissible factors, such as one’s commitment to illegal racial discrimination under the guise of ‘equity,’ one’s commitment to the invented concept of ‘gender identity’ over sex. In addition, the Federal Hiring Plan shall take into account, among other things, integrating modern technology to support the recruitment and selection process and the introduction of specific “best practices” for the human resources functions in federal agencies.

The Order directs the revocation of any active or current security clearances held by former intelligence officials who were worked with former President Biden on his 2020 presidential campaign and several specific individuals. Furthermore, it is the policy that members of the Intelligence Community are not involved in partisan politics or elections. 

Within 30 days, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget is directed to issue Career Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Plans that agencies must adopt. Agencies are also directed to reassign SES officials to optimal positions to further the President’s agenda, terminate existing Executive Resources Board, and terminate its existing Performance Review Board. 

The Order is intended to restore accountability in career civil service, reinstating a prior administration policy, Executive Order 13957 of October 21, 2020 (Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service). The Order alters the previous policy to focus on career professionals. Additionally, Executive Order 14003 of January 22,2021 is revoked along with any rules, regulations, guidance, or policy associated.  

Heads of all departments and agencies in the executive branch of Government shall, as soon as practicable, take all necessary steps to terminate remote work arrangements and require employees to return to work in-person at their respective duty stations on a full-time basis, provided that the department and agency heads shall make exemptions they deem necessary.