Improving Federal Contractor Operations by Revoking Executive Order 13495

This executive order revokes Executive Order 13495 (2009), which had required successor federal contractors to offer existing service contract employees a right of first refusal for jobs. It directs immediate termination of related enforcement actions and rescission of implementing regulations.

Federal Register Open PDF 84 FR 59709

Impact dates

Date TBD
Agencies to promptly rescind implementing orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, programs, or policies
Oct 31, 2019
Termination of DOL investigations and compliance actions based on EO 13495

Key directives

Revoke Executive Order 13495
Secretary of Labor, FAR Council, and agency heads to promptly rescind implementing orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, programs, or policies
Secretary of Labor to terminate immediately any investigations or compliance actions based on EO 13495

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

EO 13495 revoked
DOL investigations and compliance actions terminated effective immediately

Near term (90d)

FAR Council and agencies to rescind implementing rules, regulations, and policies

Long term

Shift in federal procurement labor standards for service contracts

Risks & tensions

Vague timing: 'promptly' in Section 2 lacks specific deadline for regulatory rescission
Worker displacement: removal of right-of-first-refusal may increase job insecurity for incumbent service workers during contract transitions
Procurement cost claims: administration asserts economy and efficiency gains, but potential costs from reduced workforce stability and retraining are not addressed