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Executive Order 12954
Ensuring the Economical and Efficient Administration and Completion of Federal Government Contracts
Signed by William Jefferson Clinton on March 8, 1995.
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author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 12954: Ensuring the Economical and Efficient Administration and Completion of Federal Government Contracts}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12954}},
note = {Reference number eo-12954; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/03/10/95-6121/ensuring-the-economical-and-efficient-administration-and-completion-of-federal-government-contracts; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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Note
In Chamber of Commerce of the United States, et al, v. Reich, 74 F.3d 1322 (D.C. Cir. 1996), rehearing denied, 83 F.3d 442 (D.C. Cir. 1996), the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that Executive Order 12954 is regulatory in nature, and is therefore preempted by the National Labor Relations Act. A petition for review on writ of certiorari was not filed with the Supreme Court.
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61 FR 51596; October 3, 1996, for removal of regulations at 29 CFR Part 270 which implemented this Executive order.
The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.