Executive Order 13983: Revocation of Executive Order 13770
President: Donald J. Trump
Revoked EO 13770’s appointee ethics pledge effective noon January 20, 2021; OGE subsequently removed the old pledge from its compliance form.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13983 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13983 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13983 do?
EO 13983 ended the EO 13770 appointee pledge at noon on January 20, 2021. The Office of Government Ethics revised its February 2021 ethics-agreement certification to remove all references to EO 13770. Its advisory expressly identified EO 13983’s revocation as a reason for the change. The later form change does not prove what every individual appointee did after the pledge ended; independent ethics laws and the later EO 13989 pledge continued to apply.
Later primary evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: The Office of Government Ethics revised its February 2021 ethics-agreement certification to remove all references to EO 13770. Its advisory expressly identified EO 13983’s revocation as a reason for the change. The later form change does not prove what every individual appointee did after the pledge ended; independent ethics laws and the later EO 13989 pledge continued to apply.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 13770 had required an ethics pledge from covered executive-branch appointees.
After the order
EO 13770’s executive-order pledge ceased at noon on January 20, 2021.
The Office of Government Ethics revised its February 2021 ethics-agreement certification to remove all references to EO 13770. Its advisory expressly identified EO 13983’s revocation as a reason for the change.
The later form change does not prove what every individual appointee did after the pledge ended; independent ethics laws and the later EO 13989 pledge continued to apply.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| President | Revoke EO 13770’s pledge | Noon on January 20, 2021 |
| Office of Government Ethics | Remove EO 13770 references from ethics-agreement compliance certification | February 25, 2021 |
What happened next
EO 13983 signed.
Revocation became effective at noon.
The Office of Government Ethics revised its February 2021 ethics-agreement certification to remove all references to EO 13770. Its advisory expressly identified EO 13983’s revocation as a reason for the change.
Later OGE advisory reviewed with attribution limits.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
EO 13983 ended the EO 13770 pledge, while statutory ethics, conflicts and post-employment rules remained. EO 13989 introduced a separate Biden-era pledge; the OGE form update addressed both orders.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
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How we checked this
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