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Workspan Daily
08/29/2025
President Donald Trump on Thursday, Aug. 28,
signed an executive order that aims to end collective bargaining at several prominent federal agencies.
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Workspan Daily
08/07/2025
The order directed federal departments and agencies to notify the working group upon:
;Identifying any regulations and other agency actions that affect the digital assets sector; and,;
;Issuing recommendations for rescinding or modifying those regulations/actions.;
The Jan. 23 executive order also revoked the Biden administration’s Digital Assets Executive Order and the Treasury Department’s Framework for International Engagement on Digital Assets , which the Trump administration has contended undermined the country’s global role in digital finance.
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Workspan Daily
10/16/2025
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Workspan Daily
01/21/2025
Executive Orders
Among the orders signed in front of a crowd of supporters at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., were several with strong human capital/human resources/total rewards undertones and implications.
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Workspan Daily
02/22/2024
Key Takeaways
New order.
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Workspan Daily
03/18/2025
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Workspan Daily
03/05/2025
District Court for the District of Maryland, had ruled Feb. 21 that the Trump administration overstepped Constitutional boundaries and used overly vague terms (in particular, the word “illegal” as it applies to DEI, discrimination, preferences and more) within two EOs:
;EO 14151 , “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs,” which called for “the termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and ‘diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility’ (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences and activities in the federal government, under whatever name they appear.”;
;EO 14173 , “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which instructed federal departments not to issue contracts to private organizations that enforce DEIA frameworks, prevented affirmative action from being implemented by government contractors, revoked certain parts of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) order and other orders in terms of federal contracting
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Workspan Daily
02/26/2025
;Jan. 20: President Trump signed 26 inauguration-day EOs, including Executive Order 14151, “ Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs ,” which called for “the termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and ‘diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility’ (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences and activities in the federal government, under whatever name they appear.”;
;Jan. 21: Trump signed Executive Order 14173, “ Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity ,” which instructed federal departments not to issue contracts to private organizations that enforce DEIA frameworks, prevented affirmative action from being implemented by government contractors, revoked certain parts of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) order and other orders in terms of federal contracting jobs, and called on federal agencies to investigate nine publicly traded companies for related practices.;
;Jan. 21: In a step to comply with Executive
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Workspan Daily
10/31/2025
The senators take issue with key parts of the President’s order, “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors,” which:
;Calls for the Department of Labor (DOL) and the SEC to issue guidance to employers about providing access to these alternative investments in their retirement account offerings;;
;Orders Chavez-DeRemer to reexamine the guidance on fiduciary duties within the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) regarding alternative asset investments; and,;
;Directs Chavez-DeRemer to work with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the SEC to determine what regulatory changes can be made.;
“The executive order exposes these hard-earned savings to volatile financial instruments, while attempting to rebrand them as ‘alternative assets,’ although they lack transparency and have exaggerated claims of high returns,” the senators wrote in their letter.
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Workspan Daily
02/19/2025
Commentary on the Executive Order
The executive order is certain to face lawsuits from certain agency leaders, politicians and advocacy groups.
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