Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
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.
This proclamation restricts entry of certain nonimmigrant workers into the United States. The restriction affects visa categories for temporary workers, potentially impacting labor-dependent industries and employment opportunities. The action limits access to foreign workers in specific job sectors.
Executive Order 14284 modifies probationary periods for federal employees, adjusting hiring and retention practices across government agencies. The order affects the employment terms and job security of federal workers by altering the initial probationary employment framework. This impacts millions of federal employees and the agencies they work for through changed personnel management policies.
Executive Order 14238 was signed on March 14, 2025, continuing efforts to reduce federal government workforce and agencies. The order implements further reductions in bureaucratic positions and federal employment. The direct impact on Americans includes potential changes to federal services, job losses in government positions, and shifts in regulatory enforcement.
Executive Order 14217 directs the reduction and streamlining of federal agencies and bureaucratic operations. The order aims to decrease the size and scope of federal government through workforce reductions and agency consolidation. The direct impact on Americans includes potential changes to federal services, employment, and government spending.
On February 14, 2025, Executive Order 14214 was signed directing the elimination of COVID-19 vaccine mandates in schools. The order removes federal requirements and guidance that schools mandate COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of attendance or employment. The confirmed direct impact is that schools receiving federal funding are no longer required to enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates, though individual states and school districts retain authority to establish their own policies.
On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14170 reforming federal hiring processes. The order modifies federal civil service hiring procedures and merit-based selection criteria for federal employment. Confirmed direct impacts on Americans include changes to how federal agencies recruit, hire, and evaluate federal employees, affecting current hiring timelines and application procedures across federal agencies.
On January 20, 2025, the Trump administration signed Memorandum 2025-02042 directing the Office of Personnel Management to restore Schedule F classification, which removes civil service protections from certain senior career federal employees. The memorandum eliminates job protections and due process requirements for affected employees, allowing them to be removed more easily. This directly impacts thousands of career federal workers in senior positions who lose employment protections previously guaranteed under civil service law.
The Trump administration implemented a pause on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant funding, affecting scientists who collect atmospheric data. This funding freeze puts climate and weather research positions at risk for elimination across institutions like the University of Colorado. The action directly impacts scientific research capabilities and employment in the climate and atmospheric sciences sector.
On April 24, 2019, President Trump signed Executive Order 13869 transferring responsibility for conducting federal background investigations from the Office of Personnel Management to the Department of Defense. The order consolidated background investigation functions under DoD authority. The confirmed effect was a structural shift in how federal background checks for security clearances and employment are conducted, moving this function from a civilian agency to a military department.