Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders
Signed: March 27, 2017
Published: March 30, 2017
Document Number: 2017-06382
📋Summary
This executive order cancels three prior federal contracting orders: Executive Order 13673, part of Executive Order 13683 (section 3), and Executive Order 13738. It affects federal agencies that manage contracting rules and guidance, and indirectly affects companies and workers involved in federal contracts. Agencies are directed to promptly review and, where appropriate and allowed by law, roll back any rules, policies, or guidance that were created to carry out the revoked orders. It also clarifies that it does not change agencies’ existing legal authority, must be carried out within existing law and funding, and does not create new enforceable rights for the public.
💼Business Impact
This order mainly affects **federal contractors and subcontractors** across industries that sell to the U.S. government (defense/aerospace, construction/engineering, IT and professional services, staffing, logistics, facilities management). By revoking EO 13673 (“Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces”) and related provisions, it **reduces/ends certain federal contracting compliance burdens** tied to disclosing labor-law violations and related procurement restrictions, creating an opportunity for firms with prior labor-compliance issues to **compete more easily** for awards—while still needing to comply with underlying labor laws and existing FAR/agency requirements. Businesses should **review current bid and onboarding checklists** to remove now-obsolete disclosure/reporting steps, **monitor agency/FAR updates** as implementing rules/guidance are rescinded, and **reassess competitive positioning** (e.g., re-enter bids previously avoided due to disclosure risk) while maintaining strong labor compliance to avoid other debarment/performance risks.
Full Text
Executive Order 13782 of March 27, 2017
Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1 . Revocation.Executive Order 13673 of July 31, 2014, section 3 of Executive Order 13683 of December 11, 2014, and Executive Order 13738 of August 23, 2016, are revoked.
Sec. 2 . Reconsideration of Existing Rules. All executive departments and agencies shall, as appropriate and to the extent consistent with law, consider promptly rescinding any orders, rules, regulations, guidance, guidelines, or policies implementing or enforcing the revoked Executive Orders and revoked provision listed in section 1 of this order.
Sec. 3 . General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 27, 2017.