ELON MUSK AND DOGE INSPECT EXISTING FEDERAL REGULATIONS
March 10, 2025
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On February 19, 2025, President Trump issued yet another executive order (the “EO”) aimed at shrinking the size of government and preventing regulatory overreach by federal bureaucrats. The EO directs all federal agencies, in coordination with the Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”), to review federal regulations within their jurisdictions and identify those which violate President Trump’s priorities, among other factors. Federal agencies are instructed to submit their list of regulations warranting modification or termination to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) within 60 days. It is important to note that the EO broadly defines “regulation” to include traditional notice-and-comment rulemaking but also agency guidance documents. While media coverage relating to DOGE continues to focus on cutting the federal workforce and eliminating superfluous government spending, the EO demonstrates that Elon Musk and his team are working directly with agency officials to not only put guardrails on future regulatory activity but also to dismantle existing regulatory frameworks.
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