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MODERNIZING DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS AND SPURRING INNOVATION IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE

This is a significant and potentially game-changing policy directive from President Biden aimed at modernizing defense acquisitions and spurring innovation in the defense industrial base. The directive highlights the need for streamlined and accelerated acquisition processes, as well as increased emphasis on commercial solutions and other innovative approaches to meeting military needs. The implementation of…

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RESTORING AMERICA’S MARITIME DOMINANCE

This executive order aims to restore America’s maritime dominance by promoting domestic shipbuilding and increasing the country’s fleet capacity. It encourages the use of American-made products and services in the marine industry, as well as the establishment of new infrastructure for ships to be built and repaired domestically. The order also directs agencies to conduct…

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DIRECTING THE REPEAL OF UNLAWFUL REGULATIONS

President Trump issued an executive order directing the heads of all executive departments and agencies to identify categories of unlawful regulations within 60 days and begin plans to repeal them. He emphasized that this review-and-repeal effort will prioritize evaluating each existing regulation’s lawfulness under certain United States Supreme Court decisions, including the following: 1. Chevron…

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REDUCING ANTI-COMPETITIVE REGULATORY BARRIERS

The executive order titled “Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers” aims to identify and remove anti-competitive regulations that may be hindering economic growth by limiting competition in the market. The order directs various agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), to conduct reviews of their existing regulations and identify those that…

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REFORMING FOREIGN DEFENSE SALES TO IMPROVESPEED AND ACCOUNTABILITY

The executive order establishes a policy to improve accountability and transparency throughout the foreign defense sales system, consolidate parallel decision-making when determining which military capabilities the United States will choose to provide, reduce rules and regulations involved in the development, execution, and monitoring of foreign defense sales and transfer cases, increase government-industry collaboration to achieve…

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MAINTAINING ACCEPTABLE WATER PRESSURE IN SHOWERHEADS

President Trump’s executive order seeks to repeal a previous administration’s definition of “showerhead” in the Federal Register, which was approximately 13,000 words long and included detailed instructions on how showers should operate. The order is effective 30 days from publication of the notice in the Federal Register, and it directs the Secretary of Energy to…

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