Technology and cybersecurity

Executive Order 14007: President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Re-established PCAST with up to 26 members to advise the President on science, technology, innovation and related national policy.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 14007 still in effect? No. Revoked and replaced in January 2025.

A council table and White House appear among microscopy, DNA, atom and communications symbols.
Presidential science advice, illustrated symbolically; the scene does not identify council members or document an actual meeting. EO Explained · site-generated editorial illustration · not documentary evidence.

What does Executive Order 14007 do?

The White House science-policy office was assigned administrative support, while the council could advise and report when requested.

Later primary evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: EO 14044 expressly amended this order. EO 14148 expressly revoked this order. EO 14154 expressly revoked this order. EO 14177 expressly revoked this order. Official source 1 · Official source 2 · Official source 3 · Official source 4. The cited steps do not establish every downstream effect.

Administration position: The order’s findings and policy rationale were the Biden administration’s positions. This guide distinguishes them from implementation records and judicial rulings.
SignedJanuary 27, 2021
Lead officialsOffice of Science and Technology Policy and PCAST
Express timingOngoing advice; two-year charter cycle

Before and after

Before the order

PCAST existed under earlier administrations but its structure and membership depended on presidential orders and advisory-committee rules.

After the order

The council was appointed and issued advice during the Biden term. EO 14148 revoked EO 14007, and EO 14177 established a differently structured PCAST.

EO 14044 expressly amended this order.

EO 14154 expressly revoked this order.

EO 14177 expressly revoked this order.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
OSTPProvide funding and administrative supportOngoing
PCASTAdvise and report to the PresidentAs requested

What happened next

EO 14007 signed.

EO 14148 revoked EO 14007.

EO 14177 established the successor council.

Later primary evidence reviewed: EO 14044 expressly amended this order. EO 14148 expressly revoked this order. EO 14154 expressly revoked this order. EO 14177 expressly revoked this order.