Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Modernizes Defense Acquisitions and Spurs Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base

OVERHAULING THE ACQUISITION SYSTEM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order modernizing defense acquisitions and spurring innovation in the defense industrial base. The Order directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to reform our acquisition process by: (1) using existing authorities to expedite acquisitions, such as a first preference for commercial

Supreme Court Pauses Orders Forcing Trump Admin to Rehire Labor Board Members

Biden appointees Gwynne Wilcox of National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris of Merit Systems Protection Board were fired soon after Trump took office. The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9 temporarily paused two lower court rulings that blocked the president from firing members of independent labor boards. Chief Justice John Roberts, acting on behalf

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores America’s Maritime Dominance

REVITALIZING U.S. MARITIME POWER: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a historic Executive Order to restore American maritime dominance. The Order directs the creation of a Maritime Action Plan (MAP) to revitalize U.S. maritime industries. The MAP will provide a strategy with specific actions to restore and create sustained resiliency for the American maritime industry.