Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders
Headline: Revokes Previous Federal Contracting Orders and Directs Rescinds
What it does: Agencies must promptly consider rescinding orders, rules, guidance, or policies that implement or enforce the revoked contracting executive orders.
- Removes three prior federal contracting executive orders from effect.
- Requires agencies to review and possibly rescind implementing rules and guidance.
- Implementation subject to law and available appropriations, limiting immediate changes.
Summary
This order revokes three earlier executive orders on federal contracting: Executive Order 13673 (July 31, 2014), section 3 of Executive Order 13683 (December 11, 2014), and Executive Order 13738 (August 23, 2016). It directs executive departments and agencies to promptly consider rescinding any orders, rules, regulations, guidance, guidelines, or policies that implement or enforce those revoked orders.
The order also states it does not change agencies' legal authorities, preserves the Director of the Office of Management and Budget's functions, and will be implemented consistent with law and available funding. As a result, federal contracting policies could be reviewed and changed.
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