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The Trump-Vance Administration is trying to
Eliminate government offices, advisory councils, and more
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This executive order calls for the elimination of government offices, advisory councils, and the Presidential Management Fellows program.
Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
EO 14217
February 19, 2025
In this order, the president called for the elimination of the Inter-American Foundation, the United States Institute of Peace, the United States African Development Foundation, and the Presidio Trust. These independent agencies fund community-led development projects abroad, promote research and policies on conflict resolution, and protect national land. The order also purports to eliminate certain Federal Advisory Committees related to Medicare and Medicaid, long COVID, community banking, foreign aid, and more, as well as end the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program. The committees provided the government with expert advice and recommendations for sound policymaking, while the PMF program supplied the federal government with talented early-career civil servants. This order will reduce the positive presence of the United States in the world, rid the federal government of valuable channels of expertise, and stunt its ability to hire early-career professionals.
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