Pruning the Code: How a New Efficiency Office Reorders Rulemaking
A new Department of Government Efficiency centralizes review of federal rules under tight cost and timing targets, directing agencies to rescind or justify regulations under a 10-for-1 framework. Agencies must…
The Math of Undoing: Inside the 10‑for‑1 Deregulation Push
A new regulatory budget requires agencies to repeal at least ten rules for every new one and to deliver net‑negative regulatory costs in fiscal 2025, with an energy order adding…
Striking the Supply Lines: How Washington Moved the Military Into the Cartel Fight
A presidential directive has shifted parts of the drug war from police work to armed conflict, directing the Pentagon to target foreign cartels with maritime interdictions and precision strikes. The…
The 10‑for‑1 Reset
A new executive framework demands that agencies repeal ten existing rules for every new one and hit a net negative regulatory cost target for FY2025. Implementation is being centralized through…
Reshaping FEMA: Speed, State Control and the Fog of New Rules
The administration’s plan to reroute FEMA grants toward state control and to pause or cancel several mitigation awards is framed as a bid for efficiency and accountability. New steps include…
Counting Chips, Counting Costs: The New Tariff Play to Shrink the Trade Gap
A reciprocal 10 percent baseline tariff, a 25 percent duty on autos, and a proposed levy on electronics tied to their semiconductor content form the spine of a new trade…
Wiring Washington: The Anti‑Waste Drive That Centralizes Data, Rules, and Buying
Data‑sharing mandates, procurement consolidation, and broadened regulatory review anchor the administration’s campaign to cut waste and fraud. Orders establish DOGE, pare non‑statutory functions, require independent agencies to route rules through…
Schedule F: Streamlining Policy Posts, Reshaping the Civil Service
Framed as a push for accountability, the Schedule F measure reclassifies selective policy-making civil service positions into an excepted category, speeding removals and narrowing appeal rights. Agencies must inventory roles,…
A Faster Enforcement Playbook: What the Day-One Immigration Orders Will Do
A stacked set of executive orders and enforcement plans aim to accelerate deportations, enlarge detention capacity, and enlist state and military resources to manage the southern border. The package ties…