More Executive Orders Addressing the Size and Authority of the Federal Government

Robinson + Cole – On February 19, 2025, in an executive order titled Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Deregulatory Initiative, President Trump expressed a policy to “deconstruct[] … the overbearing and burdensome administrative state.” Specifically, President Trump directed each agency head (subject to limited exemptions) to classify all regulations subject to the agency’s sole or shared jurisdiction into one of seven categories.