Executive Order |
Summary |
National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) Communications (July 6, 2012) |
Creates the NS/EP Communications Executive Committee to advise on ways the federal government can ensure communications at all times. |
Accelerating Broadband Infrastructure Deployment (June 14, 2012) |
Creates a working group to develop a strategy for broadband development on federal land. |
Reducing Regulatory Burdens (May 10, 2012) |
Directs agencies to seek public’s opinion on regulations and submit “retrospective reviews” of existing regulations to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. |
Educational Benefits for Service Members, Veterans, Family Members (April 27, 2012) |
Aims to strengthen oversight over deceptive practices to recruit military members and convince them to take out costly institutional loans. |
National Defense Resources Preparedness (March 16, 2012) |
Directs agencies to identify military civilian demand in emergencies. Encourages partnership with private sector for research and development and acquisition of materials and services. |
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay (Dec. 19, 2011) |
Freezes federal civilian pay at 2010 levels through 2012. |
Classified Networks and Info Sharing (Oct. 7, 2011) |
Directs agencies that operate or access classified computer networks to put in place an insider threat detection and prevention program. |
Recruiting and Hiring Students and Recent Graduates (Dec. 27, 2010) |
Establishes Pathways Program that includes an internship program, recent graduate program and the Presidential Management Fellows Program. |
Hiring More Individuals with Disabilities July 26, 2010 |
Sets goal for agencies to hire 100,000 more people with disabilities by 2015. |
Labor-Management Forums (Dec. 09, 2009) |
Creates forums for federal employees, their union representatives and agency management to discuss labor-management relations, in addition to the existing collective bargaining process. |
Reducing Improper Payments and Eliminating Waste (Nov. 23, 2009) |
Directs agencies to identify high-priority programs and set targets to reduce improper payments. |
Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government (Nov. 9, 2009) |
Directs agencies to develop skills and market federal jobs to transitioning service members. |
Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance (Oct. 5, 2009) |
Requires agencies to set a 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target and increase energy efficiency. |
Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (Feb. 6, 2009) |
Encourages use of agreements in large-scale construction projects to address labor disputes that can delay project progress. |
Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws (Jan. 30, 2009) |
Promotes government contractors to make employees aware of collective bargaining rights. |