Covington – On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress and highlighted many of the actions his administration has taken during his first six weeks in office. This timeline highlights key developments on recent executive orders (“EOs”) and other executive actions issued by the second Trump administration. It focuses on issues most relevant to federal contractors and grant recipients and is divided into five topics: (1) Federal Funding; (2) DEI and Gender; (3) Energy and Environment; (4) Trade and Foreign Aid; and (5) DOGE and Federal Workforce.
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Executive Order – Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials • GAO Report – Cybersecurity Regulations: Multiple Sectors Are Subject to Potentially Duplicative Reporting Requirements • Proposed RFO Rule Would Create Procurement Integrity-Specific Process for Protecting or Releasing Contractors’ Proprietary Information • CUI, FOCI, Quantum, and CMMC: The Federal Government Issues a Wave of Proposed Rules to Safeguard Government Information • Rebuilding America’s Critical Minerals Base
Timeline of Key Developments Related to Recent Executive Actions as of March 5, 2025
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