The vaccine mandate has been rescinded for all service members of the US military. The order states that the previous mandate was an “unfair, overbroad, and completely unnecessary” burden on service members who were unjustly discharged after refusing to get vaccinated. Redress is being provided to those service members who were discharged solely for refusing…
Section 1 establishes the purpose of the order, which is to eliminate race-based and sex-based discrimination within the Armed Forces of the United States. The president emphasizes the importance of meritocracy and asserts that individuals should not be preferred or disadvantaged on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, color, or creed. The order also defines…
The President has ordered that military service must be reserved for those mentally and physically fit for duty, and that the Armed Forces must adhere to high mental and physical health standards to ensure their readiness and effectiveness. This policy is intended to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal…
The Executive Order establishes a new policy of providing for the common defense of U.S. citizens and the Nation by deploying and maintaining a next-generation missile defense shield. The order recognizes that the threat from next-generation strategic weapons has become more intense and complex over the past 40 years, with peer and near-peer adversaries developing…
As the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau approaches, we remember the devastating impact of the Holocaust on individuals, communities, and the world at large. The brutal killings of over one million Jews, as well as people with disabilities, religious leaders, and others deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime, resulted in unimaginable suffering and loss….