By Tom Gantert President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that seeks to address longstanding problems in the federal government’s contracting system, citing “unpredictable costs,” “bloated overhead,” and weak performance incentives that have driven up spending and reduced accountability. In a new policy directive, officials said the current model has too often failed to […]
Tag: Executive Order
In the United States, a federal executive order is a directive issued by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government. [See below for a discussion of executive orders issued by governors of each state.] The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources.
