Executive Order 14138Executive Order

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Office of Management and Budget

Donald J. Trump

Signed: Jan 3, 2025

Published: Jan 13, 2025

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview

This executive order establishes a specific line of succession within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for acting as Director when both the current Director and the Deputy Director are unavailable. The order lists a sequence of OMB officials who may perform the Director’s functions temporarily, and sets rules about who may serve in that acting capacity. It revokes a previous order from 2012 (EO 13615) and emphasizes compliance with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA) and applicable law. The measure aims to ensure leadership continuity at OMB during vacancies or incapacities while preserving statutory constraints and the President’s discretion in designation.

Key Points

1Creates an explicit Order of Succession for acting as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) if both the Director and Deputy Director are unable to serve, listing the successors in a fixed sequence from Deputy Director for Management down to Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government.
2Replaces the prior order (Executive Order 13615, 2012) with this new sequence and framework for who may act as Director.
3Establishes clear exclusions: individuals serving in any listed office in an acting capacity cannot act as Director under this order, and persons must be eligible to serve as acting Director under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA) and related law.
4Allows the President to depart from this order in designating an acting Director, consistent with law.
5Includes general provisions about implementation, the non-impairment of other authorities, and that the order does not create statutory rights or entitlements.

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