Executive Order 14238

Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy

Signed 2025-03-14 in effect
Government ReformFederal WorkforceAgency RestructuringSeparation of powers ↗
Federal WorkforceGovernment Reform Firing/RIFLitigation

Continues the federal workforce reduction program. Partly blocked by court.

Section by Section

What each section does, and how they differ.

Sec. 1 Purpose

Continues the reduction in unnecessary elements of the Federal bureaucracy.

Sec. 2 Reducing the Scope of the Federal Bureaucracy

Eliminates non-statutory components and reduces statutory functions of seven agencies to minimum levels: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, U.S. Agency for Global Media, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Institute of Museum and Library Services, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and Minority Business Development Agency. Requires compliance reports within 7 days and rejects inconsistent budget requests.

Sec. 3 General Provisions

Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.

Linked Court Cases (7)

AFGE v. OPM 25-1677

AFGE v. OPM

AFGE v. Trump 25-4014

AFGE v. Trump

New York v. McMahon 1:25-cv-01080

New York v. McMahon

New York v. McMahon 1:25-cv-10601

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AFGE v. OPM 25-1677

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AFGE v. Trump 25-4014

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