Executive Order 14217: Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy

What the order contains

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• Sec. 1. Purpose
• Sec. 2. Reducing the Scope of the Federal Bureaucracy
• Sec. 3. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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It is the policy of my Administration to dramatically reduce the size of the Federal Government, while increasing its accountability to the American people. This order commences a reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy that the President has determined are unnecessary. Reducing the size of the Federal Government will minimize Government waste and abuse, reduce inflation, and promote American freedom and innovation.

Federal Register notes

Revokes: Memo. of November 13, 1961; EO 13318, November 21, 2003 Amends: EO 13562, December 27, 2010 Amended by: EO 14410, June 3, 2026