Trump Executive Order Tracker

Directs executive branch agencies to expand and implement Schedule Policy/Career, an excepted-service personnel category for career federal employees in policy-influencing positions. Transfers designated positions into Schedule Policy/Career, making employees in those roles subject to streamlined removal procedures for poor performance or misconduct while retaining merit-based hiring requirements. Amends civil service regulations, requires agencies to identify additional policy-influencing positions for potential transfer, and establishes new performance award mechanisms to incentivize high-performing employees.

Orders automatic, across-the-board spending cuts to non-exempt direct spending programs for fiscal year 2027, as required by law, with reductions applied uniformly based on calculations issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to enforce federal budget targets under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (P.L. 99-177).

Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide pay and benefits to all DHS employees during the ongoing shutdown by reallocating available funds, citing an emergency situation affecting national security and agency operations.

Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to allocate up to 400 critical position pay slots across federal agencies and approve salaries of up to $400,000 for positions supporting national security-related investment programs. The memorandum is intended to accelerate the recruitment and retention of highly qualified investment, engineering, financial, and legal professionals needed to support critical minerals, advanced materials, strategic supply chains, and other priority programs aimed at strengthening U.S. economic and national security.

Imposes a government-wide freeze on civilian hiring across all executive departments and agencies, except for positions tied to national security, immigration enforcement, and public safety. Requires agencies to establish Strategic Hiring Committees, submit Annual Staffing Plans and quarterly updates to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and align all hiring with the administration's priorities under the Merit Hiring Plan.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to use any available Fiscal Year 2025 funds to continue paying active duty and reserve military personnel during the ongoing lapse in appropriations.

Expands national security exclusions from federal labor-management relations by adding specific units in the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Commerce, NASA, and the U.S. Agency for Global Media to the list of agencies performing intelligence or national security functions. It also extends the deadline for related exclusions issued by the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs. 

Directs the Attorney General to investigate whether federal grant funds are being illegally used for lobbying or partisan political activities, citing concerns over misuse and potential violations of federal law. 

Establishes the "America by Design" initiative to modernize and improve the usability and aesthetics of federal digital and physical services. Creates a National Design Studio and appoints a Chief Design Officer to lead efforts across agencies. 
 
Heads of agencies must consult with the Chief Design Officer and implement the "America by Design" initiative at their respective agencies and produce initial results by July 4, 2026.