As of January 20, 2025, the Trump administration brings new leadership, priorities, and policies. The Coalition has created this page to keep members informed of executive orders relevant to contractors, agency guidance, and analysis provided by our member law firms.
Executive Orders Relevant to Contractors:
DEI
Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (1/21/2025)
Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (1/20/2025)
Federal Workforce
Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy (2/19/2025)
Return to In-Person Work (1/20/2025)
Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce (1/20/2025)
Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives (1/20/2025)
Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit To Government Service (1/20/2025)
Policy Review
Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies (2/18/2025)
Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending (2/18/2025)
Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation (1/31/2025)
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Launches Massive 10-1 Deregulation Initiative (1/31/2025)
Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (1/20/2025)
Establishing And Implementing The President’s “Department Of Government Efficiency” (1/20/2025)
Reversal of Previous Administration Orders
Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws (2/10/2025)
Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (1/20/2025)
Vetting of Foreign Nationals
Contract Review
Tariffs and Trade
Addressing the Threat to National Security from Imports of Copper (2/25/2025)
Progress on the Situation at our Northern Border (2/3/2025)
Progress on the Situation at our Southern Border (2/3/2025)
Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across our Northern Border (2/1/2025)
Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border (2/1/2025)
Agency Guidance and News
GSA
- GSA announces new Commissioners, TTS Director, and General Counsel (1/24/2025)
- Stephen Ehikian appointed Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the General Services Administration (1/22/2025)
- Notice of Intent to Suspend Enforcement of Contractual DEI Terms in Existing Agreements (1/22/2025)
- Acquisition Pause (1/24/2025)
- Class Deviation Implementing EO 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit Based Opportunity” (2/16/2025)
- Class Deviation Implementing EOs Ending the Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws (2/16/2025)
VA
- VA declares hiring-freeze exemptions (1/23/2025)
- VA announces Trump Administration appointees (1/21/2025)
OPM
NASA
- Initial Guidance Regarding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility (DEIA) Executive Orders (1/23/2025)
DOL
SBA
Member Publications
Executive Order Tracker
- Timeline of Key Developments Related to Recent Executive Actions, Covington
- Trump Executive Actions Tracker, Sheppard Mullin
- President Trump’s Executive Orders and Memoranda—January 20 & 21, 2025, Covington (1/23/2025)
- President Trump Signs Executive Orders on First Day Impacting Contractors, Holland and Knight (1/21/2025)
DEI
- Administration’s DEI Rollback Efforts Paused by Federal Judge, Crowell & Moring (2/24/2025)
- False Claims Act Liability Based on a DEI Program? Let’s Think It Through, Blank Rome (2/19/2025)
- Trump Administration Takes Aim at DEI Initiatives, Miller & Chevalier (1/24/2025)
- The Squeeze is the Juice – Utilization of The False Claims Act in the DEI/Government Contracting Executive Order, Sheppard Mullin, (1/29/2025)
- What Private Employers Should Know Following President Trump’s Executive Order On Sex and Gender Identity, Crowell and Moring (1/23/2025)
- Trump Targets OFCCP, DEI in Executive Order, Crowell and Moring (1/22/2025)
- Trump Administration Rescinds Certain Equal Employment-Related Executive Orders and Prohibits “DEI”, Arnold & Porter (1/24/2025)
- New Executive Order Targets Private Sector for Federal Investigations and Regulations Aimed at DEI Programs, Steptoe (1/24/2025)
- Executive Order Targets Affirmative Action Programs: New Compliance Requirements for Government Contractors, PilieroMazza (1/27/2025)
- Trump’s Executive Order Shuts Down Federal DEI Programs: Key Steps for Federal Contractors to Improve Cost Recovery, PilieroMazza (1/23/2025)
- President Trump’s Executive Order Removes Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements, BakerHostetler (1/27/2025)
- Understanding President Trump’s Executive Orders on DEI: Implications for Federal Contractors, Blank Rome (1/24/2025)
- Steps Employers Should Take After President Trump Revoked Executive Order 11246, Blank Rome (1/24/2025)
- EO 11246 Repeal: What Does It Mean for Federal Contractors and Private Employers?, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, (1/28/2025)
- Executive Order: Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, Holland and Knight, (1/20/2025)
IT Modernization
Trade Policy
- Trump Administration Expands Section 232 Tariffs and Announces Plans for Reciprocal Tariffs and Other Reciprocal Trade Measures, Covington (2/14/2025)
- New Tariffs on U.S. Imports from Canada, Mexico and China, Polsinelli (2/3/2025)
- Trump Sets Stage for Future Tariffs and Trade Actions, Crowell and Moring (1/23/2025)
- President Trump Issues “America First” Trade Policy, Mayer Brown (1/27/2025)
- President Trump Issues “America First Trade Policy”: Five Things to Know, Blank Rome, (1/29/2025)
- President Trump Issues America First Trade Policy Memorandum—Analysis and Section Summary, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, (1/21/2025)
Stop Work Orders
- Judge Says Trump Administration Must Comply With Order to Restore Foreign Aid Funding, What It Means for Government Contractors, PilieroMazza (02/25/2025)
- What to Do in the Event of Federal Procurement Disruptions, Holland and Knight, (2/6/2025)
- Stop Work Orders Under the Trump Administration’s New Executive Orders and “Pause” of Federal Grants, Arnold & Porter (1/29/2025)
- Analysis of OMB’s Temporary Funding Pause, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, (1/28/2025)
Leadership and Policy Changes
- SBA Issues “Day One” Memo – with a Particular Emphasis on Rooting out Fraud, Crowell & Moring (2/26/2025)
- Trump Administration Asserts Presidential Authority Over Independent Agencies, Covington (2/19/2025)
- Podcast – What to Expect from the New FTC Leadership, Holland and Knight (1/29/2025)
- Trump Administration’s First Week Actions Signal Shift in Tech Policy, Mayer Brown (1/27/2025)
- Executive Order: Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions, Holland and Knight (1/20/2025)
- Executive Order: Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, Holland and Knight (1/20/2025)
- Executive Order: Establishing and Implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency, Holland and Knight, 1/20/2025
Vetting of Foreign Nationals
FCPA
- President Trump Issues Executive Order to Halt FCPA Enforcement, Holland and Knight (2/20/2025)
- FCPA Under Fire: What Companies Need to Consider After Trump’s Executive Order, Crowell & Moring (2/13/2025)
AI
- Trump Administration Seeks Input from Public on National Artificial Intelligence Action Plan, Crowell & Moring (2/19/2025)
- Executive Order: Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence, Holland and Knight (1/23/2025)