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EO 142652025-04-09Trump

Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base

This executive order mandates sweeping reforms to Pentagon procurement and the defense acquisition workforce to speed weapons development and cut bureaucratic redundancy. It requires plans within 60-180 days to streamline contracting, review major programs for potential cancellation if over cost or behind schedule, and retrain acquisition personnel. The order also imposes a ten-for-one deregulation rule on new defense acquisition regulations and targets the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System for overhaul.

EO 136892015-01-21Obama

Enhancing Coordination of National Efforts in the Arctic

This executive order establishes an Arctic Executive Steering Committee to coordinate federal Arctic policy across agencies during the U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council. It mandates improved interagency coordination, tribal consultation with Alaska Native governments, and a report identifying overlaps and gaps in Arctic policy implementation.

EO 136042012-03-22Obama

Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects

This executive order creates a Steering Committee to streamline federal permitting and review processes for infrastructure projects, requiring agencies to develop performance plans with measurable timelines and track progress on a public dashboard. It mandates coordination across federal agencies, state/local/tribal governments, and stakeholders to reduce decision times while maintaining environmental and community protections.

EO 135772011-06-15Obama

Establishment of the SelectUSA Initiative

This executive order establishes SelectUSA, a Department of Commerce-based initiative to coordinate federal efforts to attract and retain domestic and foreign business investment in the United States. It creates a Federal Interagency Investment Working Group spanning nearly every cabinet department and major economic agency to promote the U.S. as a business location, serve as an investment ombudsman, and provide information to investors.

EO 129491995-02-09Clinton

Foreign Intelligence Physical Searches

This executive order delegates authority to the Attorney General to approve warrantless physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes up to one year, and to apply for court orders for such searches under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. It also designates specific senior national security officials to certify applications for physical search orders.

EO 126051987-08-12Reagan

Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Officer Promotions

This executive order delegates presidential authority to approve, modify, or disapprove Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve officer promotion selection board reports from the President to the Secretary of Defense, with authority to further redelegate. It explicitly preserves presidential authority to remove names from selection board reports and ratifies prior actions taken under this delegated framework.

EO 123911982-11-04Reagan

Partial suspension of Federal service labor-management relations

This executive order partially suspends federal labor-management relations protections for U.S. citizen Defense Department employees working overseas (except Panama) when those protections would interfere with implementing treaties or agreements with host nations. The Secretary of Defense has final authority to resolve disputes over coverage, after consulting the Secretary of State.

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