Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Cost Efficiency Initiative
Record date: 2025-03-03
Executive Order 14222 of February 26, 2025 Implementing the President's “Department of Government Efficiency” Cost Efficiency Initiative By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1 . Purpose. This order commences a transformation in Federal spending on contracts, grants, and loans to ensure Government spending is transparent and Government employees are accountable to the American public. Sec. 2 . Definitions. As used in this order: (a) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the United
What this record contains
- Federal Register document
- 2025-03527
- Publication date
- 2025-03-03
- Citation
- 90 FR 11095
- Issuing office
- Executive Office of the President
Official record excerpt
Executive Order 14222 of February 26, 2025 Implementing the President's “Department of Government Efficiency” Cost Efficiency Initiative By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1 . Purpose. This order commences a transformation in Federal spending on contracts, grants, and loans to ensure Government spending is transparent and Government employees are accountable to the American public. Sec. 2 . Definitions. As used in this order: (a) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the United States DOGE Service, as defined in Executive Order 14158 of January 20, 2025 (Establishing and Implementing the President's “Department of Government Efficiency”). (b) “Agency” has the meaning given to that term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code , except that such term does not include the Executive Office of the President or any components thereof. (c) “Agency Head” means the highest-ranking official of an agency, such as the Secretary, Administrator, Chairman, or Director. Agency Heads may select designees within their agencies to carry out the responsibilities specified in this order. (d) “Covered contracts and grants” means discretionary spending through Federal contracts, grants, loans, and related instruments, but excludes direct assistance to individuals; expenditures related to immigration enforcement, law enforcement, the military, public safety, and the intelligence community; and other critical, acute, or emergency spending, as determined by the relevant Agency Head. Notification shall be made to the agency's DOGE Team Lead. (e) “DOGE Team Lead” means the leader of the DOGE Team at each agency, as defined in Executive Order 14158 . Sec. 3 . Cutting Costs to Save Taxpayers Money. (a) Contract and Grant Justification. Each Agency Head shall, with assistance as requested from the agency's DOGE Team Lead, build a centralized technological system within the agency to seamlessly record every payment issued by the agency pursuant to each of the agency's covered contracts and grants, along with a brief, written justification for each payment submitted by the agency employee who approved the payment. This system shall include a mechanism for the Agency Head to pause and rapidly review any payment for which the approving employee has not submitted a brief, written justification within the technological system. (i) Once the system described in subsection (a) of this section is in place, the Agency Head shall issue guidance, in consultation with the agency's DOGE Team Lead, to require that the relevant agency employee promptly submit a brief, written justification prior to that employee's approval of a payment under covered contracts and grants, subject to any exceptions the Agency Head deems appropriate. (ii) To the maximum extent permitted by law, and to the maximum extent deemed practicable by the Agency Head, the payment justifications described in subsection (a)(i) of this section shall be posted publicly. (b) Review of Covered Contracts and Grants. Each Agency Head, in consultation with the agency's DOGE Team Lead, shall review all existing ( printed page 11096) covered contracts and grants and, where appropriate and consistent with applicable law, terminate or modify (including through renegotiation) such covered contracts and grants to reduce overall Federal spending or reallocate spending to promote efficiency and advance the policies of my Administration. This process shall commence immediately and shall prioritize the review of funds disbursed under covered contracts and grants to educational institutions and foreign entities for waste, fraud, and abuse. Each Agency Head shall complete this review within 30 days of the date of this order. (c) Contract and Grant Process Review. Each Agency Head, in consultation with the agency's DOGE Team Lead, shall conduct a comprehensive review of each agency's contracting policies, procedures, and personnel. Each Agency Head shall complete this process within 30 days of the date of this order and shall not issue or approve new contracting officer warrants during the review period, unless the Agency Head determines such approval is necessary. (d) Covered Contract and Grant Approval. (i) Following the review specified in subsection (c) of this section, and prior to entering into new contracts, each Agency Head shall, in consultation with the agency's DOGE Team Lead, issue guidance on signing new contracts or modifying existing contracts to promote Government efficiency and the
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