A Tribute to a Duck

"Wings" who passed today, is the brown girl on the far left in the front

        
 

  When we moved to our first farm, some fifteen years ago, we had dogs.  We progressively added alpacas, then ducks and then chickens.  We wanted our children, especially Daniel, our youngest, to know how to care for animals and to enjoy them.  Then, eight years ago, when we sold the original farm, and rebuilt it elsewhere, most of the original animals came with us. Over all, we have been very lucky with most animals, and most of them have lived long lifespans for their breeds and type.  Of course, we never imagined that Daniel would go home to God at 12 1/2.  One of the ways we have had of remembering Daniel and honoring him, has been to care for the animals he cared so much about.  Of course, most of them are quite elderly now, and we now have a farm filled with geriatric critters.  Most of the time, it's easy to be philosophical about their being likely to pass soon.  However, it's not so easy to be positive when some of them do. This week, three avians, Ross the Rooster, Heather Hen, and now Wings have passed, after long lives, but in extreme heat despite good care. Most of the Eastern Seaboard and Texas are absolutely embroiled in high temperatures, recurrent storms and have serious grid damage.  The passings of these animals is a reminder that Daniel is gone, and now his animals, one by one, are going with him.
                  When Daniel was very small, one Easter I bought a number of tiny Khaki Campbell ducks.  Daniel was delighted with these teeny brown ducks. That year we also bought a few Silky Swedes, who were also the same age as the Khaki Campbells.  Daniel was a little annoyed when he found the ducks couldn't enter water when they were tiny, and needed to play in water when they were older.  We were very lucky.  None of the original little ducks died, and they grew into lovely intelligent small ducks who were good egg producers.  A duck egg is not only larger than a hens egg, but it has more protein.  When used in cooking, baking a cake for example, it will cause a cake to rise higher and be lighter than normal.  Duck eggs make fabulous omelets, and although they are a little gamier tasting that chicken eggs, they virtually taste the same, if you add chopped chives, scallions, or chopped onions.   For Sunday breakfasts, I often made omelets with duck eggs, chopped chives and small pieces of cheddar cheese.
                   Those original ducks are about fourteen years old now.  In the wild they do not last nearly as long, but in ideal circumstances, a Khaki Campbell can last 10-15 years.  We have been aware that one of them was failing. She did not look as well as she had, and her wings did not seem to be held as high as they had been. Of course, that continued for three years and the vet was unimpressed, telling me that in our climate, our animals were doing quite well.
                   In the extreme heat of the last few days, I made arrangements to remain at home.  We have been hosing down alpacas, nursing a sick rooster in the barn until his passing, and cooling and checking dogs, ducks and chickens every two hours during the day. We know that many are elderly, and that the weather is hard for them, even in shady housing.   Daniel named the ducks Aflac, Stretch, Plucky, Splash, Snow, Wings, and others names which escape me just now  This evening, we found the girl with a floppy wings dead near the side of the fence, presumably due to old age.  I think she was "Wings."  Wings was walking around and fine about an hour before that.   This is three avian deaths within one hot week.  Although I understand that all that comes from God must return, I would love to hold on, particularly to Daniel's animals, a bit longer.
                 Daniel, we honestly are taking good care of your animals here. It's just that things are hotter and tougher than they were, and many of your animals are elderly now.  We still have a few dogs you would know.  I miss and love you so.
                  Thank you God, for all the people, and all the animals you have chosen to share with us on this  trip to Earth.   May I please you, as I learn to walk in your way.

Dodging the Tornado

A Central Virginia farm snapped this picture of the evolving tornado yesterday. This was on the news.

                         We have been experiencing very hot days recently. They have been so hot that despite taking steps to keep the chickens cool, we have lost a few of them to heat stress. This is unusual.   When it's hot and humid like this, I find it hard to exchange air normally, and it cuts down what I can do here, until it's cooler.   We began getting automatic notifications for a Severe Thunderstorm Warning around lunchtime, for the afternoon.  Meteorologists often complain that people do not take such warnings seriously, but it can be hard in Virginia. Often from May through September, it is oppressively hot, often with significant thunderstorms often daily. Many of these storms come on quickly, and it cannot always be predicted as to whether these suddenly forming thunderstorms will result in a tornado or damaging hail.
                          Yesterday, my husband was at work, one of our sons was at the college, one son was in the workshop working,  James was here completing his work for final exams, in anticipation of his last year of high school, and our daughter was here working from home and on a conference call.  The television flashed a tornado warning for our area.   There was absolutely torrential downpour, with a purple sky, and wind which knocked over even my white painted iron garden benches.    And then, it was gone from here as quickly as it came, and a few minutes later, the heat was returning once again, along with the hot sun.
It was a peculiar and rapid storm, but other than leaves and branches down, we and our animals were fine.
                          Within the next half hour or so, the group having the conference meeting with our daughter over the phoneline lost power, and so they concluded their meeting.  Then, my husband called to tell us that he was evacuating his office though remaining in his building because there was an incoming tornado.  By then, the news said that there were numerous tornado sightings, and that 147,000 customers in Central Virginia were without power.
                           Since the storm was over at this location, and internet weather sites indicated that we were not due for more at this location, I was anxious to head to Stephanie's new house, and make sure that she was as lucky.  She has not yet closed on it, and it would be just our luck to have tornado damage before closing on a new home !   I told everyone here where I was going, and then I carefully headed to Stephanie's house.  By then, the weather was sunny once again, and hot enough that I needed to use the air conditioning in the car.  By the time I got to Stephanie's house, I could see that many homes had not been as fortunate as ours.  Although Stephanie's house had downed tree limbs which I dragged off her driveway to the woods,  and lots of green leaves on her roof, which will ultimately clog her gutters, her home was fine.   As I headed up the road to the post office, the damage was striking.  Large oaks were twisted and thrown as if by a massive mixer.  The minister's rural home had two large trees on its roof and the two sheriff's deputies were there.  Then, I could travel no more.  A downed power line prevented any more travel.  I did what the officer asked and led all the people behind me, the way I had come, and then beyond that point, all the way to another entry point on the interstate highway.  With all the stopping and starting to avoid downed trees, this took about forty five minutes.
                        Daniel was frightened of tornadoes. We have had our share, and it's one of the reasons the house was built with an tornado resistant basement to 160 mph.   I remember when we were building this house, and we were waiting for one of the contractors to meet us here for something.  At that point, only the basement was built, and the framing of the house would be next.  All at once a small tornado came, and Daniel, Matthew and I had to hide in the corner of the roofless basement underneath rolls and rolls of foil and bubble wrap style insulation until the tornado passed.

This is not near our area, but someone from the Mechanicsville area of Richmond sent this to Channel 6 News, and it is characteristic of the type of damage many people in our area have.

 


                        Today, many of our friends are off work repairing their homes, their trees, or waiting for tree men to clear trees a,nd for internet, phone and electricity to return. There is now confirmation that this was indeed a tornado, and not simply wind shear, as we often also experience.   There is a lot of damage in our county, especially to some of the most ancient and beautiful trees.   I hear that part of Richmond's baseball Diamond collapsed, and that the roof of a few large buildings is gone.   It's only June.  The season is just beginning.  Sometimes, there are things I am glad Daniel will miss experiencing here.


        

Remembering Jericho

      In September, 2006, a television program named Jericho, appeared on CBS on American television.   It is the story of a Kansas town, and the lives of a family,  and a number of town inhabitants following a fictional coordinated nuclear attack of the United States which annihilates 23 cities. The attack essentially vanquishes the remaining government of the United States leaving concerns for food, medical care, security, etc.    As a person who has been active for many years in encouraging preparedness, especially for those with medical issues or who have family members with the same, I was interested to see what type of treatment Jericho would give to its stories.  I anticipated fantastic looking actresses with perfect hair when no character in the series, had been able to shower for several months.   I was pleasantly surprised by Jericho.  Thought not perfect, they hammered home a number of important preparedness points to a mainstream American public, all while entertaining,  most of whom had given little thought to any preparedness issues, to that point.  Jericho also spurred a lot of questions about the Neilsen rating procedure and its accuracy, or lack thereof.
               Although Jericho lit up the imaginations and concerns of many, the few who sit with a Neilsen rating box did not at first, take to it.  After the first season, CBS made plans to cancel it.  I felt strongly enough, as did many other viewers, that we inundated CBS head Nina Tassler not only with digital complaints, but then letters, and ultimately forty thousand pounds of peanuts in protest of the planned cancellation of Jericho.*    At the highest level of the furor, Tassler recollected that she couldn't even pick up her dry cleaning without hearing that she should reconsider the cancellation of Jericho.  Ultimately, CBS donated the peanuts to charities, including our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, and most of the principle actors were contracted to complete a second a somewhat retooled season. The 2007 Writer's Strike was said not to have impacted Jericho, but in my opinion, the second season is less captivating.

These are some of the cast of "Jericho" from the first season.

 

                Daniel watched several episodes of the series with me, and found them a little disturbing. We dealt with these by explaining that the specific scenario examined in Jericho is unlikely, and that we have contingency plans for such occurrances. It did allow him to express some of his own fears, and for me to address some talking points as to what plans our nation has to avoid such tragedies, as well as what plans our family has to remain alive and functional in either natural or man-made disasters.    I credit Jericho for starting the awakening process for many families in terms of general disaster family preparedness, and for exposing those talking points.
                This week, when there was nothing on television but reality shows, I decided to re-watch Jericho. I had a very different response to it than I did when I watched it in 2006 forward.  I originally thought Jericho was entertaining and moderately educational in that it would be a starting point for those who had nothing in the cupboard except a solitary can of Spaghetti-Os.  My response this time was different.  This time, watching Jericho frightened me.  In 2006, we had no Barack Obama as President, and although our government overspent, enacted questionable legislation, then with a time limit, called The Patriot Act, and made peculiar choices on occasion, most of us felt they had the best motives in mind for the United States of America. Watching Jericho today frightened me, because now, we have a regime in which so many of their actions are inexplicable as our economy so clearly deteriorates, and because they seem so incredibly out of touch, if not overtly irrational.    The lawlessness of parts of Jericho, which once seemed so unlikely in the US, and so unfathomable, does not seem so unlikely.   We now have a President who chooses not to bother Congress, and who leads with layer upon layer of Executive Orders. We have Texas periodically discussing becoming its own nation. We have the Governor of Arizona enforcing federal laws with which the Obama administration "feels uncomfortable".   We have a media which in large part reports on how to make popsicles, cheap Halloween costumes, and fails to mention the bevy of Mr. Obama's Executive Orders**  We also have "Fast and Furious" in which our Dept. of ATF sold 2000 guns to "straw buyers" in order to trace them and see if they wound up the hands of drug cartels in Mexico.  Since then, ATF agents and others have been killed by these guns.  Conspiracy theorists think at best, this was a poorly run operation, and at worst, it was an attempt to create a situation in which the Obama administration calls in all of our weapons, both handguns and rifles. Of course, as always, Obama blames the prior administration. Barack Obama conducts himself as if leading the United States is not his priority, but equalizing its economy with countries like Kenya, is.  Our economy continues to slide while his administration performs progressive social engineering tinkerings, and disastrous changes to a country, oblivious to the lives of most Americans. Now, he has enacted a "gift registry" in order to donate to his campaign. This is crass, tasteless, and unbecoming.
                We have an impending financial collapse in Greece, Spain and potentially Europe. We have Iran threatening Israel. We have "The Arab Spring" brewing and unsettled in Egypt, Syria, Yemen and many other nations. These are the things we know about, while we will likely be learning more about this disastrous administration fifty years following their departure, if in fact, this nation, survives.
               Most significantly for Americans, we have progressive and continuous attempts to abrogate, dilute and divert the US Constitution and therefore our freedoms. As said in the Jericho series, "These are not changes to a stereo manual, this is the Constitution !"  Please pray for the United States, and also for the rest of the world.  If you think you might enjoy this groundbreaking series well acted with a great ensemble cast, then rent or buy Jericho, Seasons 1 and 2.  Be prepared to be a little disturbed by it.




The Constitution online:

 http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html

I haven't yet found a place in the Constitution which outlines what an "Executive Order" is. or how it can be legal.  It sounds a bit like an "Emperor's Edict".

* Over 40,000 lbs.
shipped to CBS!   Why Nuts?     In the season (one) finale, the lead character, Jake (Skeet Ulrich) recounts a story his grandfather told him about a statement made by General McAuliffe during WWII. In this tale, when asked to surrender by the Germans he simply replied "Nuts" as a way of saying "We will NOT surrender - Go to Hell!
 (Explanation from:   http://bringjerichoback.com/content/section/9/37/    )





**    Each item below has a link to the Executive Order or a PDF of the signed document for your review as they are made available.
All links open in a new window.

The List of President Obama's Executive Orders runs in descending order from the most recent.

June 14, 2012

Executive Order: Accelerating Broadband Infrastructure Deployment

May 21, 2012


Executive Order 13615: Providing an Order of Succession within the Office of Management and Budget

Executive Order 13614: Providing an Order of Succession within the Environmental Protection Agency

Executive Order 13613: Providing an Order of Succession within the Department of Commerce

Executive Order 13612: Providing an Order of Succession within the Department of Agriculture

May 16, 2012

Executive Order: Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or Stability of Yemen

May 10, 2012

Executive Order - Identifying and Reducing Regulatory Burdens

May 1 2012

Executive Order - Prohibiting Certain Transactions with and Suspending Entry into the United States of Foreign Sanctions Evaders with Respect to Iran and Syria

Executive Order - Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation

April 27, 2012

Executive Order - Establishing Principles of Excellence for Educational Institutions Serving Service Members, Veterans, Spouses, and Other Family Members

April 23, 2012

Executive Order - Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry into the United States of Certain Persons with Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via Information Technology

April 13, 2012

Executive Order - Supporting Safe and Responsible Development of Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Resources

March 22, 2012

Executive Order - Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects

March 16, 2012

Review the Press Release of the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order - Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects

Executive Order - National Defense Resources Preparedness

Review the Press Release of the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order - National Defense Resources Preparedness


March 15, 2012

Executive Order - Establishing a White House Council on Strong Cities, Strong Communities

Review the Press Release of the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order - Establishing a White House Council on Strong Cities, Strong Communities


February 28, 2012

Executive Order - Establishment of the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center

Review the Press Release of the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order - Establishment of the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center


February 9, 2012

Executive Order - Establishing the President's Global Development Council

Review the Press Release of the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order - Establishing the President's Global Development Council


February 6, 2012

Executive Order - Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian Financial Institutions


January 27, 2012

Executive Order 13598 - Assignment of Functions Relating to Certain Promotion and Appointment Actions in the Armed Forces

Review the Press Release of the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13598 - Assignment of Functions Relating to Certain Promotion and Appointment Actions in the Armed Forces

January 19, 2012

Executive Order 13597 - Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness

December 19, 2011

Executive Order 13596 - Amendments to Executive Orders 12131 and 13539

Review the Press Release and PDF of the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13596 - Amendments to Executive Orders 12131 and 13539


Executive Order 13595 - Instituting a National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13594 - Instituting a National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security



Executive Order 13594 - Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13595 - Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay


December 13, 2011

Executive Order 13593 - 2011 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States.

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13593 - 2011 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States


December 2, 2011

Executive Order 13592 - Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13592 - Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities

November 23, 2011

Executive Order 13591 - Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13591 - Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees


November 21, 2011

Executive Order 13590 - Iran Sanctions

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13590 - Iran Sanctions


November 9, 2011

Executive Order - Promoting Efficient Spending

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13589 - Promoting Efficient Spending

October 31, 2011

Executive Order 13588 - Reducing Prescription Drug Shortages

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13588 - Reducing Prescription Drug Shortages


October 7, 2011

Executive Order 13587 - Structural Reforms to Improve the Security of Classified Networks and the Responsible Sharing and Safeguarding of Classified Information

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13587 - Structural Reforms to Improve the Security of Classified Networks and the Responsible Sharing and Safeguarding of Classified Information



October 6, 2011

Executive Order 13586 - Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13586 - Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads


September 30, 2011

Executive Order 13585 - Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13585 - Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

September 9, 2011

Executive Order 13584 - Developing an Integrated Strategic Counterterrorism Communications Initiative

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13584 - Developing an Integrated Strategic Counterterrorism Communications Initiative


August 18, 2011

Executive Order 13583 - Establishing a Coordinated Government-wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13583 - Establishing a Coordinated Government-wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce

Executive Order 13582 - Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to Syria

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13582 - Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to Syria

July 25, 2011

Executive Order 13581 - Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13581 - Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations


July 12, 2011

Executive Order 13580 - Inter-agency Working Group on Coordination of Domestic Energy Development and Permitting in Alaska

With a ringing battle cry of "Drill Baby - Drill" - and the non-stop they will not move forward on domestic energy still echoing as we move toward the elections, did the President just trump the Tea-Party by executing this EO or is this a preemptive move to set up election debate?

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13580 - Interagency Working Group on Coordination of Domestic Energy Development and Permitting in Alaska


July 11, 2011

Executive Order 13579 - Regulation and Independent Regulatory Agencies

Wise regulatory decisions depend on public participation and on careful analysis of the likely consequences of regulation. Such decisions are informed and improved by allowing interested members of the public to have a meaningful opportunity to participate in rule making. To the extent permitted by law, such decisions should be made only after consideration of their costs and benefits (both quantitative and qualitative).

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13579 - Regulation and Independent Regulatory Agencies


July 6, 2011

Executive Order 13578 - Coordinating Policies on Automotive Communities and Workers

Section 1. Policy. Over the last decade, the United States has experienced a decline in employment in the automotive industry and among part suppliers. This decline accelerated dramatically from 2008 to 2009, with more than 400,000 jobs being lost in the industry. Now, 2 years later, the American automotive industry is beginning to recover. The automotive industry has, over the past 2 years, experienced its strongest period of job growth since the late 1990s. Exports have expanded, and the domestic automakers in 2010 gained market share for the first time since 1995. The automotive supply chain, which employs three times as many workers as the automakers, has also shown renewed strength. However, we still have a long way to go.

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13578 - Coordinating Policies on Automotive Communities and Workers


June 15, 2011

Executive Order 13577 - Select USA Initiative

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13577 - SelectUSA Initiative

June 13, 2011

Executive Order 13576 - Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and Accountable Government

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13576 - Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and Accountable Government


June 9, 2011

Executive Order 13575 - Establishment of the White House Rural Council

Yup - Another council has been authorised and established.

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13575: Establishment of the White House Rural Council


May 23, 2011

Executive Order 13574 - AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS SET FORTH IN THE IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996, AS AMENDED

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13574: AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS SET FORTH IN THE IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996, AS AMENDED



May 18, 2011

Executive Order 13573 - Blocking Property of Senior Officials of the Government of Syria

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13573: Blocking Property of Senior Officials of the Government of Syria



April 29, 2011

Executive Order 13572 - Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to Human Rights Abuses in Syria

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13572: Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to Human Rights Abuses in Syria



April 27, 2011

Executive Order 13571 - Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13571: Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service


April 18, 2011

Executive Order 13570 - Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to North Korea

This Executive Order reads and acts much as the title implies.

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13570: Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to North Korea


April 5, 2011

Executive Order 13569 - Amendments to Executive Orders 12824, 12835, 12859, and 13532, Reestablishment Pursuant to Executive Order 13498, and Revocation of Executive Order 13507

This Executive Order ratifies several previous EO's.
Read the press release for descriptions of the changes.
the 1461 will have links to the original EO's shortly.

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13569: Amendments to Executive Orders 12824, 12835, 12859, and 13532, Reestablishment Pursuant to Executive Order 13498, and Revocation of Executive Order 13507


March 8, 2011

Executive Order 13568 - Extending Provisions of the International Organization Immunities Act

President Obama invokes the section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (59 Stat. 669, 22 U.S.C. 288), and the Extending Immunities to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-177, 124 Stat. 1260 with this Executive Order.

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13568: Extending Provisions of the International Organization Immunities Act

March 7, 2011

Executive Order 13567 - Periodic Review of Individuals Detained at Guantánamo Bay Naval Station Pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force

This Executive Order is an edit to a previous EO and adds Authorization for Use of Military Force of September 2001 (AUMF), Public Law 107-40, in order to ensure that military detention of individuals now held at the U.S. Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba (Guantánamo), who were subject to the inter-agency review under section 4 of Executive Order 13492 of January 22, 2009, continues to be carefully evaluated and justified, consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the interests of justice.

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13567: Periodic Review of Individuals Detained at Guantánamo Bay Naval Station Pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force


February 25, 2011

Executive Order 13566 - Libya

BLOCKING PROPERTY AND PROHIBITING
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO LIBYA

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,

I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, find that Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and close associates have taken extreme measures against the people of Libya, including by using weapons of war, mercenaries, and wanton violence against unarmed civilians.

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13566: BLOCKING PROPERTY AND PROHIBITING
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO LIBYA


February 8, 2011

Executive Order 13565 - Establishment of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committees

The 1461 review and write up on this EO is pending. I can say this however. I am starting to get sick and tired of seeing the formation of committee after committee. I will be watching this new committee and the people who make up the group. It will be interesting to see where they come from.

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13565: Establishment of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committees


January 31, 2011

Executive Order 13564 - Establishment of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

1461 review and write up on this EO is pending.

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13564: Establishment of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness


January 18, 2011

Executive Order 13563 - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

1461 review and write up is pending.

Review the Press Release by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13563 Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review


December 27, 2010

Executive Order 13562 - Recruiting and Hiring Students and Recent Graduates

This Executive Order supersedes EO 12015 signed October 26, 1977 by President Jimmy Carter and Revokes EO 13318 signed November 21, 2003 by President George W. Bush.

The current incarnation of this Executive Order now joins two programs into one with the intent of attracting a more diverse and knowledgeable staff for entry level placement into the Federal Government for long term career opportunities.

The two programs are the Internship and Recent Graduates Program as well as the Presidential Management Fellows Program into one collectively joined unit to be known as the "Pathways" Program.

The EO goes on to explain each of the new sections and rules which will govern the operation of each of the programs and who will have oversight of the operation of the programs.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13562 Recruiting and Hiring Students and Recent Graduates


December 22, 2010

Executive Order 13561 - Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

This Executive Order modifies the rates of pay for select members of the following:
The General Service
The Foreign Service
Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Senior Executive Service
Certain Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries
The Vice President and the Congress
Justices and judges
Uniformed Services

Actual pay schedules and rates are also attached to the PDF of the Executive Order and are available for download.

Executive Order 13561 supersedes EO 13525 signed December 23, 2009.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13561 Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay


December 14, 2010

Executive Order 13560 - White House Council for Community Solutions

This council will be made of up to 30 members from outside of the Federal Government and they well be selected by the President. A chair shall be selected by the President to lead the council and to preside over the council at meetings. The members of the council shall serve without compensation for their work on the council.

This council will operate inside of and as a division of the Corporation for National and Community Service or CNCS. Funding and administrative support shall come from the CNCS.

The Council shall terminate 2 years from the date of this order, unless renewed by the President.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13560 White House Council for Community Solutions


November 17, 2010

Executive Order 13559 - Fundamental Principles and Policy-making Criteria for Partnerships with Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations

This Executive Order amends Executive Order 13279 of December 12, 2002 (Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations), as amended, is hereby further amended by editing section 1, striking and rewriting sections 2 and 3.

You can read the current amended version of this Executive Order by following the link presented below.

There is no PDF of this Executive Order currently available. As soon as the PDF is made available I will switch the link to the signed document.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policy-making Criteria for Partnerships with Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations

You can review President George W. Bush's Executive Order 13279 of issued December 12, 2002 by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations


November 9, 2010

Executive Order 13558 - Export Coordination Enforcement Center

This Executive Order is designed to enhance enforcement efforts and minimize enforcement conflicts, executive departments and allow agencies to coordinate their efforts to detect, prevent, disrupt, investigate, and prosecute violations of U.S. export control laws, and must share intelligence and law enforcement information related to these efforts to the maximum extent possible, consistent with national security and applicable law.

There is no PDF of this Executive Order currently available. As soon as the PDF is made available I will switch the link to the signed document.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13558 Export Coordination Enforcement Center


November 4, 2010
There are two Executive Orders for this date.

Executive Order 13557 - Controlled Unclassified Information

This Executive Order establishes an open and uniform program for managing information that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls pursuant to and consistent with law, regulations, and Government-wide policies, excluding information that is classified under Executive Order 13526 of December 29, 2009, or the Atomic Energy Act, as amended.

The National Archives and Records Administration shall serve as the Executive Agent to implement this order and oversee agency actions to ensure compliance with this order.

There is no PDF of this Executive Order currently available. As soon as the PDF is made available I will switch the link to the signed document.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13557 Controlled Unclassified Information


Executive Order 13556 - Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice

This Executive Order establishes a clear order of succession for the Department of Justice.

It also rescinds President George W. Bush's Executive Order 13481 issued on December 9, 2008

There is no PDF of this Executive Order currently available. As soon as the PDF is made available I will switch the link to the signed document.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13556 Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice

You can review the Executive Order issued by President George W. Bush by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13481 Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice


October 19, 2010

Executive Order 13555 - White House Initiative On Educational Excellence For Hispanics

Hispanic students are the largest minority group in our Nation's schools, numbering more than 11 million in our public elementary and secondary school system, and constituting more than 22 percent of all pre-K–12 students. Hispanic students face educational challenges of crisis proportions. Fewer than half of all Hispanic children participate in early childhood education programs, and far too few Hispanic students graduate from high school; of those who do complete high school, many are not adequately prepared for college. Only 12 percent of adult Hispanics have a bachelor's degree, and just 3 percent have completed graduate or professional degree programs.

The Executive order puts in place an Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, to be housed in the Department of Education. The mission of the Initiative shall be to help restore the United States to its role as the global leader in education and to strengthen the Nation by expanding educational opportunities and improving educational outcomes for Hispanics of all ages and by helping to ensure that all Hispanics receive a complete and competitive education that prepares them for college, a career, and productive and satisfying lives.

There is no PDF of this Executive Order currently available. As soon as the PDF is made available I will switch the link to the signed document.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13555 White House Initiative On Educational Excellence For Hispanics



October 5, 2010

Executive Order 13554 - Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force

This Executive Order forms a task force to effectively address the damage caused by the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf Coast. The task force will consist of 27 + members from different departments and 5 members of each of the Gulf Coast states that have been and continue to be affected by the oil spill. The President will select the Chair person for the task force. The Task Force will coordinate intergovernmental efforts to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the implementation of Gulf Coast ecosystem restoration actions.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13554 Establishing the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force



September 29, 2010

Executive Order 13553 - Designating Iranian Officials Responsible for or Complicit in Serious Human Rights Abuses

All property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person, including any overseas branch, of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with or at the recommendation of the Secretary of State. This Executive Order allows additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995 by President Clinton.

Review President Clinton's Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 12957 Prohibiting certain transactions with respect to the development of Iranian petroleum resources

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13553 Designating Iranian Officials Responsible for or Complicit in Serious Human Rights Abuses


August 31, 2010

Executive Order 13552 - 2010 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial

This Executive Order amends parts II and IV of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. 801-946), and in order to prescribe amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, prescribed by Executive Order 12473 of April 13, 1984, as amended

Ronald Reagan's Executive Order 12473 was issued on April 13, 1984 and has been amended a total of 17 times.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13552 2010 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial


August 30, 2010

Executive Order 13551 - Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to North Korea

This Executive Order is like the one regarding the persons with respect to Somalia. It also includes an Annex list however I do not currently have a link to the document.

The property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person, including any overseas branch, of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State to have, directly or indirectly, imported, exported, or reexported to, into, or from North Korea any arms or related materiel.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13551 Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to North Korea


August 18, 2010

Two Executive Orders were Issued on August 18th. Both are listed below.

Executive Order 13550 - Establishment of Pakistan and Afghanistan Support Office

This Executive Order establishes within the Department of State, in accordance with section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, a temporary organization to be known as the Pakistan and Afghanistan Support Office.

The PASO shall support executive departments and agencies in strengthening the governments in Afghanistan and Pakistan, enhancing the capacity of those governments to resist extremists, and maintaining an effective U.S. diplomatic presence in both countries.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13550 Establishment of Pakistan and Afghanistan Support Office


Executive Order 13549 - Classified National Security Information Program for State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Entities

The purpose of this order is to ensure that security standards governing access to and safeguarding of classified material are applied in accordance with Executive Order 13526 of December 29, 2009 (Classified National Security Information), Executive Order 12968 of August 2, 1995, as amended (Access to Classified Information), Executive Order 13467 of June 30, 2008 (Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employment, Fitness for Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information), and Executive Order 12829 of January 6, 1993, as amended (National Industrial Security Program).

President George H. W. Bush issued Executive Order 12829 National Industrial Security Program which was an amendment to Executive Order 10865 Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry, which was issued by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on February 20, 1960.
I have no links to these documents.

President Bill Clinton issued Executive Order 12968. Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 12968 Access to Classified Information

President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 13467. Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13467 Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employment, Fitness for Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information


Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13549 Classified National Security Information Program for State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Entities


July 26, 2010

Executive Order 13548 - Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities

This Executive Order requires compliance with Executive Order 13163 and achievement of the goals set forth therein over 5 years, including an additional 100,000 individuals with disabilities to be employed by the Federal Government with targeted disabilities.

Executive Order 13163 was issued by President Bill Clinton on July 26, 2000.

Review President Clinton's Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13163 Increasing the Opportunity for Individuals With Disabilities To Be Employed in the Federal Government

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13548 Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals With Disabilities


July 19, 2010

Executive Order 13547 - Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes

This order is in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and resulting environmental crisis.

This order adopts the recommendations of the Inter-agency Ocean Policy Task Force, except where otherwise provided in this order, and directs executive agencies to implement those recommendations under the guidance of a National Ocean Council. Based on those recommendations, this order establishes a national policy to ensure the protection, maintenance, and restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources, enhance the sustainability of ocean and coastal economies, preserve our maritime heritage, support sustainable uses and access, provide for adaptive management to enhance our understanding of and capacity to respond to climate change and ocean acidification, and coordinate with our national security and foreign policy interests.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13547 Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes


July 2, 2010

Executive Order 13546 - Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the United States

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13546 Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the United States


June 23, 2010

Executive Order 13545 - President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition

This Executive Order amends EO 13265 June 6, 2002 by President George W. Bush (Which was amended 2 times by President George W. Bush)

The original Executive Order - Establishing a Seal for the President's Council on Youth Fitness was EO 10830 signed July 24, 1959 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The current Amendment changes the name of the council to the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition and edits sections 1 through 5 of the current version of the order.

The intent is to expand national interest in and awareness of the benefits of regular physical activity, fitness, sports participation, and good nutrition.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order 13545 the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition


June 10, 2010

Executive Order 13544 - Establishing the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council

This Executive Order establishes the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council which will be housed within the Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General shall serve as the Chair of the Council with a total of 12 members initially. The chair will have the option to add members as he/she deems appropriate.

The council will form an advisory group which shall develop and make public no later than March 23, 2011, a national prevention, health promotion, and public health strategy (national strategy), and shall review and revise it periodically. The national strategy will set specific goals and objectives for improving the health of the United States through federally supported prevention, health promotion, and public health programs, consistent with ongoing goal setting efforts conducted by specific agencies.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order Establishing the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council


May 22, 2010

Executive Order 13543 - National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling

This Executive Order establishes the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. The commission is to be made up of 7 members to be appointed by the President. The President will select two members from the commission to act as co-chairs. The commission will examine the relevant facts and circumstances concerning the root causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and make recommendations on options for guarding against, and mitigating the impact of, oil spills associated with offshore drilling, taking into consideration the environmental, public health, and economic effects of such options.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order Establishing the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling


May 13, 2010

Executive Order 13542 - Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture

This Executive Order establishes an order of succession within the Department of Agriculture if during any period in which both the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture (Deputy Secretary) have died, resigned, or are otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order Establishing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture


May 10, 2010

Executive Order 13541 - Temporary Organization to Facilitate a Strategic Partnership with the Republic of Iraq

This Executive Order establishes a temporary organization to be known as the Iraq Strategic Partnership Office within the Department of State, in accordance with section 3161 of title 5 of United States Code.

The organization main directive is to support executive departments and agencies in transitioning to a strategic partnership with the Republic of
Iraq in economic, diplomatic, cultural, and security fields based on the Strategic Framework Agreement.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order Establishing the Temporary Organization to Facilitate a Strategic Partnership with the Republic of Iraq


April 26, 2010

Executive Order 13540 - Inter-agency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development

This Executive Order calls for the establishment of a inter-agency task force within the Small Business Administration to promote Veterans Small Business Development initiatives. The task force will be made up of eleven members with four of those members being representatives from a veterans' service or military organization or association, who shall be appointed by the Administrator.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order Establishing the Inter-agency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development


April 21, 2010

Executive Order 13539 - President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

This Executive Order establishes a 21 member advisory council on science,
technology, and innovation that will report to the President. One member of the PCAST will be the the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and will be designated as the Science Advisor. The remaining 20 members will be made up of individuals and representatives from sectors outside of the Federal Government appointed by the President.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order Establishing the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology


April 19, 2010

Executive Order 13538 - Establishing the President's Management Advisory Board

This Executive Order establishes within the General Services Administration (GSA) the President's Management Advisory Board (PMAB).

The PMAB will provide the President and the President's Management Council advice and recommendations on effective strategies for the implementation of best business practices on matters related to Federal Government management and operation, with a particular focus on productivity, the application of technology, and customer service.

The PMAB shall be advisory in function only.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order Establishing the President's Management Advisory Board


April 14, 2010

Executive Order 13537 - Inter-agency Group on Insular Areas

This Executive Order establishes the Inter-agency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA) to address policies concerning Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Insular Areas). This group will be formed within the Department of the Interior for administrative purposes.

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order Creating the Inter-agency Group on Insular Areas


April 13, 2010

Executive Order 13536 - Regarding Blocking Properties of Persons Tied to the Conflict in Somalia

This executive order invokes the use of previously established laws and international guidelines to block and remove available monetary influence of certain individuals in Somalia.

The executive order is comprised of 9 sections. To review the executive order in full use the link at the bottom of this section.

Section one of the executive order states that All property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person, including any overseas branch, of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:
(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order;
and
(ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State:

to have engaged in acts that directly or indirectly threaten the peace, security, or stability of Somalia.

Review the Executive Order Annex by clicking on the following link: Annex to the Executive Order Regarding Persons with Direct Interest in Somalia

Review the Executive Order by clicking on the following link: Executive Order Regarding Somalia

March 24, 2010

Executive Order 13535 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's Consistency with Longstanding Restrictions on the Use of Federal Funds for Abortion

This executive order establishes an adequate enforcement mechanism to ensure that Federal funds are not used for abortion services, except in cases of rape or incest, or when the life of the woman would be endangered, consistent with a longstanding Federal statutory restriction that is commonly known as the Hyde Amendment.
The Act maintains current Hyde Amendment restrictions governing abortion policy and extends those restrictions to the newly created health insurance exchanges. Under the Act, longstanding Federal laws to protect conscience (such as the Church Amendment, 42 U.S.C. 300a-7, and the Weldon Amendment, section 508(d)(1) of Public Law 111-8) remain intact and new protections prohibit discrimination against health care facilities and health care providers because of an unwillingness to provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions.

The Act establishes a new Community Health Center (CHC) Fund within HHS, which provides additional Federal funds for the community health center program.

Review the EO by clicking on the following link: Restrictions on the Use of Federal Funds for Abortion


March 11, 2010

Executive Order - National Export Initiative

The National Export Initiative (NEI) shall be an Administration initiative to improve conditions that directly affect the private sector's ability to export. The NEI will help meet my Administration's goal of doubling exports over the next 5 years by working to remove trade barriers abroad, by helping firms -- especially small businesses -- overcome the hurdles to entering new export markets, by assisting with financing, and in general by pursuing a Government-wide approach to export advocacy abroad, among other steps.

This EO also creates an NEI Cabinet to be known as the Export Promotion Cabinet. The Export Promotion Cabinet shall meet periodically and report to the President on the progress of the NEI.

Review the EO by clicking on the following link: National Export Initiative

March 1, 2010

Executive Order establishing an Order of Succession within the Department of Defense

Department of Defense, in the EO's listed order shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the office of the Secretary of Defense during any period in which the Secretary has died, resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of the Secretary, until such time as the Secretary is able to perform the functions and duties of that office.

This EO revokes Executive Order 13394 of December 22, 2005 (Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Defense - enacted by former President George W. Bush), is hereby revoked.

Review the EO by clicking on the following link: Order of Succession within the Department of Defense

February 26, 2010

Promoting Excellence, Innovation, and Sustainability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Executive order to establish a White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The department to be formed by this EO will be housed in the Department of Education. The initiative shall work with other executive departments, agencies, and offices, the private sector, educational associations, philanthropic organizations, and other partners to increase the capacity of HBCUs ("historically black colleges and universities" shall mean those institutions listed in 34 C.F.R. 602.8) to provide the highest-quality education to a greater number of students, and to take advantage of these institutions' capabilities in serving the Nation's needs through five core tasks.

Executive Order 13256 of February 12, 2002, as enacted by former President George W. Bush is revoked by mandate of this EO. EO 13256 revoked Executive Order 12876 of November 1, 1993 enacted by former President Bill Clinton.

Review the EO by clicking on the following link: Executive Order creating HBCU Initiative.

February 18, 2010

the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility & Reform.

Executive order to form a bipartisan "fiscal responsibility commission" that will act as a think tank and advise the President and administration on ways to cut the deficit.

The Commission shall be composed of 18 members, 6 members are appointed by the President, no more than 4 of whom shall be from the same political party, 3 members are to be selected by the Majority Leader of the Senate from current Senate members, 3 members are to be selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from current House members, 3 members selected by the Minority Leader of the Senate from current Senate members and 3 members selected by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives from current House members.

Review the EO by clicking on the following link: Executive Order creating the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility & Reform.

January 17, 2010

Executive Order calling Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty

The Executive Order allows the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to add personal in support of targeted functions associated with the humanitarian relief effort in Haiti. For instance, it will allow the activation of reserve medical personnel to replace those deployed on the hospital ship Comfort and allow for the deployment of a Coast Guard unit that will help provide port security.

See the full executive order as well as a PDF of the EO by clicking the following link: Executive Order Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty

January 11, 2010

Executive Order Establishing Council of Governors

An Executive Order establishing a Council of Governors to strengthen further the partnership between the Federal Government and State Governments to protect our Nation against all types of hazards. When appointed, the Council will be reviewing such matters as involving the National Guard of the various States; homeland defense; civil support; synchronization and integration of State and Federal military activities in the United States; and other matters of mutual interest pertaining to National Guard, homeland defense, and civil support activities.

See the full executive order as well as a PDF of the EO by clicking the following link: Executive Order Establishing Council of Governors

December 30, 2009

Executive Order: Medical Countermeasures Following a Biological Attack

Establishing Federal capability for the timely provision of medical countermeasures following a biological attack.

See the full executive order by clicking the following link: Medical Countermeasures Following a Biological Attack

December 29, 2009

Executive Order - Original Classification Authority

Designating the Authority to place Classifications

See the full executive order by clicking the following link: Original Classification Authority

December 29, 2009

Executive Order - Classified National Security Information

This order prescribes a uniform system for classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying national security information, including information relating to defense against transnational terrorism. Our democratic principles require that the American people be informed of the activities of their Government. Also, our Nation's progress depends on the free flow of information both within the Government and to the American people. Nevertheless, throughout our history, the national defense has required that certain information be maintained in confidence in order to protect our citizens, our democratic institutions, our homeland security, and our interactions with foreign nations. Protecting information critical to our Nation's security and demonstrating our commitment to open Government through accurate and accountable application of classification standards and routine, secure, and effective declassification are equally important priorities.

See the full executive order by clicking the following link: Classified National Security Information

December 23, 2009

Executive Order -- Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

Modifications to Government pay scales.

See the full executive order by clicking the following link: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

December 17, 2009

Executive Order -- Amending Executive Order 12425

International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288), and in order to extend the appropriate privileges, exemptions, and immunities to the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), it is hereby ordered that Executive Order 12425 of June 16, 1983, as amended, is further amended by
 
The Original EO by Ronald Reagan: EO 12425
 
The original EO was amended once before by : EO 12971 on September 15, 1995

See the full executive order by clicking the following link: EO 13524 Amending Executive Order 12425

December 11, 2009

Executive Order: Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies on Thursday, December 24, 2009

All executive branch departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty for the last half of the scheduled workday on Thursday, December 24, 2009, the day before Christmas Day, except as provided in section 2 of this order.

See the full executive order by clicking the following link: Half-Day Closing

December 09, 2009

Executive Order: Creating Labor-Management Forums To Improve Delivery of Government Services

The Council shall advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch.

See the full executive order by clicking the following link: Labor-Management Forums

November 23, 2009

Executive Order-- Reducing Improper Payments and Eliminating Waste in Federal Programs

The purpose of this order is to reduce improper payments by intensifying efforts to eliminate payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse in the major programs administered by the Federal Government, while continuing to ensure that Federal programs serve and provide access to their intended beneficiaries.

See the full executive order by clicking the following link: Reducing Improper Payments

November 17, 2009

Executive Order - Establishment of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force

This EO is to establish an interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (Task Force) led by the Department of Justice. The Task Force shall be chaired by the Attorney General.

See the full executive order by clicking the following link: Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force

November 09, 2009

Executive Order - Veterans Employment Initiative

This Executive order calls for the Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government.
See the full executive order by clicking the following link: Veterans Employment Initiative

October 30, 2009

Amendments to Executive Orders 13183 and 13494.
 
See the current full executive order by clicking the following link:

Executive order to Amend Executive Orders 13183 and 13494

October 29, 2009

Order to Amend Executive Order 13462
 
An amendment to the privious executive order # 13462 signed on February 29, 2008 by then President George W. Bush
 
Click on the link to view the original executive order 13462
 
See the current full executive order by clicking the following link:

Executive order to Amend Executive Order 13462


October 14, 2009

INCREASING PARTICIPATION OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
 
The purpose of this order is to establish an Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and a White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Each will work to improve the quality of life and opportunities for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through increased access to, and participation in, Federal programs in which they may be underserved. In addition, each will work to advance relevant evidence-based research, data collection, and analysis for AAPI populations and subpopulations.
 
See the full 5 page executive order by clicking the following link:

Executive order for Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs


October 05, 2009

Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance
 
This executive order sets sustainability goals for Federal agencies and focuses on making improvements in their environmental, energy and economic performance. The Executive Order requires Federal agencies to set a 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target within 90 days; increase energy efficiency; reduce fleet petroleum consumption; conserve water; reduce waste; support sustainable communities; and leverage Federal purchasing power to promote environmentally-responsible products and technologies.
 
See the full 15 page executive order by clicking the following link:

Executive order for the Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance

October 1, 2009

Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging while Driving

Section two of this executive order states "Text Messaging While Driving by Federal Employees. Federal employees shall not engage in text messaging (a) when driving GOV, or when driving POV while on official Government business, or (b) when using electronic equipment supplied by the Government while driving."

The order is to go into effect 90 days from date of issue according to section 4.

See the full executive order including sections 1 thru 7 here by clicking the following link:

Executive order for the Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging while Driving


September 29, 2009

The Continuance of Certain Advisory Committees

Per Section 1 of this Executive Order the following advisory committees are to be continued until September 30, 2011.


(a) Committee for the Preservation of the White House (b) National Infrastructure Advisory Council (c) Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (d) President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (e) President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities (f) President's Commission on White House Fellowships (g) President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (h) President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (i) President's Committee on the International Labor Organization (j) President's Committee on the National Medal of Science (k) President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (l) President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (m) President's Export Council (n) President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (o) Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee

See the full executive order including sections 2, 3 and 4 here by clicking the following link:
Executive order for the Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees


June 23, 2009

Establishment of a White House Council on automotive communities and workers

May 12, 2009

Executive Order Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration

April 8, 2009

Executive Order Establishing The White House Office Of Health Reform

March 11, 2009

Executive Order Creating the White House Council on Women and Girls

March 9, 2009

Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells

February 20, 2009

Amending Executive Order 13390

February 19, 2009

Executive Order: Establishment of the White House Office of Urban Affairs

February 6, 2009

Presidential Executive Order Establishing the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board

USE OF PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS FOR FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

February 5, 2009

Executive Order - Further Amendments To Executive Order 12859,Establishment Of The Domestic Policy Council

Executive Order: Further Amendments to Executive Order 12835, Establishment of the National Economic Council

Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

January 30, 2009

Revocation Of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Regulatory Planning And Review

Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts

Economy in Government Contracting

Notificiation of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws

January 22, 2009

Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities

Review of Detention Policy Options

Ensuring Lawful Interrogations

January 21, 2009

EO 13490 - Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel

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