Technology and cybersecurity

Executive Order 13873: Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain

President: Donald J. Trump

EO 13873 declared a national emergency over foreign-adversary risks in information and communications technology and services transactions.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13873 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13873 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13873 do?

It authorized the Commerce Secretary to review covered acquisitions and prohibit or mitigate transactions meeting the order’s risk tests. It did not itself ban every foreign technology product. EO 14117 later expanded the emergency to cover specified sensitive data risks, and a May 2026 presidential notice continued the emergency for another year.

Evidence review, September 23, 2026: The Federal Register index records the later relationship: Amended by EO 14117. The linked successor text should be read for the exact scope.

Administration position: The order supplies a transaction-review framework under IEEPA and the National Emergencies Act. Later rules and individual determinations control particular transactions. EO 14117 expanded the national emergency rather than revoking EO 13873.
SignedMay 15, 2019
Original directionReview covered transactions involving a foreign adversary and prohibit or mitigate those presenting the order’s stated risks
Later evidenceEO 14117 expanded the emergency on February 28, 2024; the President continued it for another year on May 11, 2026.
Review dateSeptember 26, 2026

Before and after

Before the order

The President relied on IEEPA and the National Emergencies Act; the 2019 order addressed foreign control of technology and services entering the US supply chain.

After the order

EO 14117 expanded the emergency on February 28, 2024; the President continued it for another year on May 11, 2026.

The order supplies a transaction-review framework under IEEPA and the National Emergencies Act. Later rules and individual determinations control particular transactions. EO 14117 expanded the national emergency rather than revoking EO 13873.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Commerce SecretaryReview covered transactions involving a foreign adversary and prohibit or mitigate those presenting the order’s stated risksAfter the 2019 declaration
Later authorityEO 14117 expanded the emergency on February 28, 2024; the President continued it for another year on May 11, 2026.May 11, 2026

What happened next

EO 13873 signed.

EO 14117 expanded the emergency on February 28, 2024; the President continued it for another year on May 11, 2026.

Guide checked against signed text and cited later primary evidence.