Government operations and workforce

Executive Order 13684: Establishment of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing

President: Barack Obama

Created a temporary expert task force to recommend ways to build public trust while supporting effective law enforcement.

Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 13684 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13684 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13684 do?

EO 13684 established an 11-member task force after national controversy over police use of force and community relations. The group held public listening sessions and organized recommendations around trust, policy, technology, community policing, training and officer wellness. It delivered its final report in May 2015 and then ended. Later administrations adopted, changed or revoked separate policing policies; those actions did not revive this task force.

Administration position: The task force issued recommendations, not binding nationwide police rules; most state and local departments remained responsible to their own law and governing bodies.
SignedDecember 18, 2014
Members11
Final reportMay 2015

Before and after

Before the order

The federal government lacked a focused temporary forum for national recommendations after the 2014 policing controversies.

After the order

The report supplied a widely cited framework, while adoption depended on governments, departments and later federal policy.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Task forceHold hearings and deliver recommendationsCompleted
Justice DepartmentSupport the task force and disseminate reportCompleted
Law-enforcement agenciesConsider or adopt recommendationsVoluntary or separately funded

What happened next

EO 13684 created the task force.

EO 14148 revoked a separate 2022 policing order.