Government operations and workforce

Executive Order 13782: Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders

President: Donald J. Trump

Revoked EO 13673, section 3 of EO 13683 and EO 13738, and directed agencies to consider rescinding implementing rules.

Status: Completed/expired.

Is Executive Order 13782 still in effect? No. Revoked three specified contracting directives in 2017; related FAR changes followed.

What does Executive Order 13782 do?

EO 13782 expressly revoked EO 13673, section 3 of EO 13683, and EO 13738, which were tied to federal contractor labor-compliance and paycheck-transparency requirements. It told agencies to consider rescinding implementing rules and guidance consistent with law. A separate Congressional Review Act disapproval and a later Federal Acquisition Regulation rule addressed implementation. The order’s revocations were immediate; regulatory and contract-clause changes followed their own legal procedures.

Administration position: The order changed presidential contracting policy; it did not itself erase independent labor statutes or all existing contract obligations.
SignedMarch 27, 2017
Orders revokedEO 13673 and EO 13738
Provision revokedEO 13683 section 3

Before and after

Before the order

The three specified presidential directives supported contractor labor-compliance rules and clauses.

After the order

Their authority was revoked and agencies later removed related FAR provisions under separate action.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
PresidentRevoke specified executive directivesEffective upon signing
AgenciesConsider rescission of implementing policies and rulesConsistent with law
FAR CouncilRemove affected acquisition provisionsLater rulemaking

What happened next

EO 13782 revoked the named directives; Congress also disapproved the associated rule.