25 Mar 2025
📊Executive Order to Stop Waste and Improve Data Access
Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos
Summary
Executive Order 14243 aims to eliminate information silos within federal agencies to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. It emphasizes enhancing inter-agency data sharing, ensuring that agency heads facilitate access to unclassified records and reports, and mandates a review of barriers to information sharing. The directive intends to streamline processes and increase transparency within government applications.
Agencies
- Executive Office of the President
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The order mandates increasing access to unclassified data for the identification and elimination of waste and fraud. This could affect compliance and operational efficiencies for businesses interacting with federal agencies, as more data sharing may enhance contract oversight and accountability.