Trump Administration Transition Resource Center

Donald Trump was elected on November 8, 2016 and inaugurated on January 20, 2017 as the 45th President of the United States. These events set in motion the ongoing transfer of power and transition of policy as the new administration works to implement its agenda and fulfill its campaign pledges. The election also ushered in a new Congress that will quickly seek to enact a new set of legislative priorities. PSC provides the information below as a resource on the executive actions, appointments, and related activities affecting how the federal government does business with contractors—and what PSC is doing to promote and protect the valuable role of the federal technology and services industry.

PSC 45: An Agenda for the Next President

PSC Voices Industry Concerns About Halt in EPA Contracts (1/25/17)
PSC Transition Activities Update (1/17/17)
PSC Letter of Endorsement for Mick Mulvaney as OMB Director (1/17/17)
PSC Letter Urging Congress to Adopt Full Year FY17 Appropriations (11/14/16)
PSC President David Berteau on Four Keys to Successful Trump Transition (11/9/16)
PSC Statement on the Election of Donald Trump (11/9/16)

Federal Budget
Trump Administration Budget Blueprint (3/13/17)
• PSC Statement on the Budget Blueprint (3/16/17)

Executive Actions
Regulatory Review and Reform

• Presidential Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs (1/30/17)
• OMB Memorandum: Implementation of Regulatory Freeze (M-17-16, 1/24/17)
• Chief of Staff Memorandum: Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (1/20/17)
• Presidential Executive Order on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda (2/24/17)
• Presidential Executive Order on the Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders (e.g. Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces; 3/27/17)

Federal Hiring Freeze

• Presidential Memorandum: Hiring Freeze (1/23/17)
• OMB Memorandum: Immediate Actions and Initial Guidance for Federal Civilian Hiring Freeze (1/25/17)
• VA Memorandum on Exemptions to Hiring Freeze (1/27/17)
• DoD Memorandum: Implementation of Civilian Workforce Hiring Freeze (2/1/17)
• OPM Federal Civilian Hiring Freeze Frequently Asked Questions (2/11/17)
  • "Q 39.  Is the [hiring freeze] memorandum intended to restrict agencies’ ability to enter into service contracts or grant activities? 
    A:  An agency may not use contract or grantee support to circumvent the intent of the PM.  However, nothing in the memorandum restricts an agency from continuing, modifying, or entering into service contracts or grants during the hiring freeze consistent with law, regulation, and any applicable management direction."

Executive Branch Reorganization

• Executive Order of March 13, 2017 on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch
• OMB Memorandum (M-17-22, April 12, 2017) on Comprehensive Plan for Reforming the Federal Government and Reducing the Federal Civilian Workforce

Executive Order of May 11, 2017 on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure

Executive Order of April 18, 2017 on Buy American and Hire American

Executive Order 13764 of January 17, 2017: Modernizing the Executive Branch-Wide Governance Structure and Processes for Security Clearances, Suitability, and Fitness for Employment, and Credentialing, and Related Matters

Trump White House Staff List (1/25/17)
Political Appointee Tracker

An Agenda for the Next President

Where does the next administration need to move on government acquisition? And how can it get there? Those are the key questions PSC answers in our Agenda for the Next President. Driven by the work of the Acquisition and Business Policy and Technology Councils, in coordination with PSC’s three market-facing councils, along with PSC member feedback, our agenda includes the following broad goals for the new president:

Video Summaries 

For questions or more information, please contact policy@pscouncil.org.