New Executive Orders

Gives federal employees a half-day off on Christmas Eve 2009.

Creates forums for federal managers and employee unions to work together.

Creates a commission to advise the President on bioethical issues.

Aims to reduce incorrect payments, waste, fraud, and abuse in Federal programs.

Creates a task force to investigate and prosecute significant financial crimes.

Promotes the hiring of military veterans within the federal government.

Updates the rules for the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.

Amends rules for Puerto Rico's status and federal contractor labor costs.

Creates a commission to help Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Requires federal agencies to improve their environmental and energy performance.