Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
Executive Order 14398 prohibits federal contractors from implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that the administration argues constitute discrimination. The order requires contractors to eliminate DEI initiatives and report compliance. It directly affects federal contracting practices and workplace diversity programs across the private sector.
Executive Order 14383 establishes a new arms transfer policy prioritizing American interests and defense contractors. The order reorganizes the approval process for international weapons sales and military aid decisions. This affects defense industry employment, foreign policy relationships, and government contracting opportunities for American companies.
Executive Order 14271 directs federal agencies to prioritize cost-effective commercial solutions in government contracting. The order aims to reduce federal spending by streamlining procurement processes and promoting competitive bidding. This may affect federal contractors, government employees, and the cost of federal services to taxpayers.
Executive Order 14275 signed on April 15, 2025, reforms federal procurement processes to streamline government purchasing and contracting. The order aims to reduce bureaucratic requirements and expedite procurement decisions across federal agencies. Direct impacts include faster federal contracting timelines and potential changes to vendor qualification requirements.
President Trump signed Executive Order 14151 on January 20, 2025, directing federal agencies to terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives. The order eliminates DEI offices, halts DEI-related hiring and contracting preferences, and requires agencies to cease DEI training and related expenditures. Federal employees in DEI roles face potential reassignment or termination, and federal contractors lose access to DEI-related federal funding and contracting preferences.
Executive Order 13944 was signed on August 6, 2020, directing federal agencies to prioritize domestic production of essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and critical inputs needed for public health emergencies. The order established requirements for federal procurement preferences and directed the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Defense to assess supply chain vulnerabilities and develop strategies to increase domestic manufacturing capacity. Confirmed effects included increased federal contracting focus on domestic suppliers and initiation of supply chain assessments, though full implementation of domestic production expansion occurred over subsequent months.
Executive Order 13940 was signed on August 3, 2020. The order directed federal agencies to prioritize hiring American workers and to modify federal contracting procedures to align with domestic workforce interests. The confirmed direct effect included revised hiring guidelines for federal positions and changes to contracting evaluation criteria at federal agencies during the remainder of the 2020 fiscal year.
President Trump signed Executive Order 13881 on July 15, 2019, directing federal agencies to maximize procurement of American-made goods, products, and materials in government contracting. The order required agencies to revise procurement policies and preferences to prioritize domestic products and set goals for American-made purchases. The confirmed effect includes changes to federal contracting practices that increased evaluation criteria favoring domestic suppliers in government purchasing decisions.
On January 16, 2019, the Trump administration issued a Presidential Determination under Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, invoking authority to prioritize the production of materials deemed essential to national defense. The determination authorized the government to allocate resources and production capacity for specified strategic materials. The direct effect was to enable federal contracting preferences and priority ordering for designated defense-related materials from domestic suppliers.
President Trump signed Executive Order 13788 on April 18, 2017, directing federal agencies to strengthen enforcement of domestic content and workforce requirements in federal contracting and procurement. The order requires agencies to review and modify acquisition regulations to maximize the use of goods and services produced in the United States and to prioritize hiring of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents for federal positions. Confirmed effects include increased scrutiny of federal contracts for foreign content and implementation of hiring preferences in federal employment.