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Executive Order 14148

Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions

This executive order revokes 78 executive orders and memoranda from the prior administration spanning DEI initiatives, climate policy, immigration, healthcare, COVID-19 response, and other areas. It mandates immediate termination of federal DEI implementation, requires two 45-day reviews for additional rescissions, and directs a National Security Advisor review of all National Security Memoranda from 2021-2025.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 8237

Impact dates

  1. DPC and NEC directors submit additional rescission list and replacement orders list

  2. National Security Advisor recommends NSMs for rescission

Key directives

  • Revoke 78 specific executive orders and presidential memoranda
  • Agency heads take immediate steps to end federal implementation of DEI ideology
  • DPC and NEC directors review all federal actions taken under revoked orders and rescind/replace/amend as appropriate
  • DPC and NEC directors submit within 45 days additional list of orders to rescind and list of replacement orders
  • National Security Advisor immediately begin complete review of all NSMs from Jan 20, 2021 through Jan 20, 2025
  • National Security Advisor recommend NSMs for rescission no later than 45 days from order date

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Revocation of 78 executive orders and memoranda takes effect
  • Agency heads must take immediate steps to end federal DEI implementation
  • National Security Advisor must begin immediate review of NSMs from 2021-2025

Near term (90d)

  • Within 45 days: DPC and NEC directors submit list of additional orders to rescind and replacement orders
  • Within 45 days: National Security Advisor recommends NSMs for rescission

Long term

  • Potential replacement orders, memoranda, and proclamations to follow
  • Ongoing institutional reversal of prior administration policies across agencies

Risks & tensions

  • Mass simultaneous revocation creates implementation chaos and legal uncertainty; agencies must unwind embedded programs without transition guidance
  • Vague phrase 'unlawful and radical DEI ideology' in Section 3(a) leaves scope of required agency action undefined—risk of overbroad or inconsistent application
  • Revocation of COVID-19, healthcare, and climate orders may disrupt ongoing programs and beneficiary reliance
  • 45-day compressed timeline for two major reviews risks superficial analysis
  • Revocation of ethics commitments EO 13989 removes specific executive branch personnel restrictions without replacement
  • Revocation of AI safety order EO 14110 removes federal AI governance framework without immediate replacement
  • Revocation of orders on gender identity discrimination, educational equity, and policing may generate litigation
  • Order's framing language ('corrupted,' 'dangerous,' 'extremism') signals polarizing political intent that may affect institutional legitimacy
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