EO 14170, "Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service"
- Date
- Actor
- President; Domestic Policy Council, OPM, OMB
- Agency
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Type
- Executive order
Summary
Orders a government-wide Federal Hiring Plan within 120 days. Declares that federal hiring must not be based on "impermissible factors" including "one's commitment to the invented concept of 'gender identity' over sex," expressly writing the EO 14168 framework into federal personnel policy. The resulting Merit Hiring Plan applied this standard across agency hiring (see section 6). EO number 14170; 90 FR 8621 (Jan. 30, 2025).
Status
In effect; implemented through the administration's Federal Hiring Plan and OPM guidance.
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Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service
Exec. Order No. 14,170, 90 Fed. Reg. 8621 (Jan. 30, 2025).
Sources
- federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/30/2025-02094/reforming-the-federal-hirin…(opens another site)
- presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-14170-reforming-the-federal-hirin…(opens another site)
Cite this action
Exec. Order No. 14,170, 90 Fed. Reg. 8621 (Jan. 30, 2025).
Short form: Exec. Order No. 14,170, 90 Fed. Reg. at 8621.