Executive Order and Presidential Memoranda Watch 1/28
Executive Order: ETHICS COMMITMENTS BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH APPOINTEES (1/28/17) – Executive agency appointees commit not to engage in lobbying activities related to their agency for a period of 5 years after termination and agree not to engage with companies, matters, or agencies directly or substantially related to activities the appointee was engaged in during the two years prior to appointment.
 
Presidential Memorandum Organization of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council (1/28/17) –  Overview of the system for national security policy development and decision making including responsibilities and staffing of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council and related committees.

Presidential Memorandum Plan to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (1/28/17) – Directive for the development of a comprehensive plan to defeat The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) with a preliminary draft to be submitted to the President within 30 days.  
Posted on Monday, January 30, 2017 @ 11:12 AM

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