President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that revises and rolls back cybersecurity policies set in place by his Democratic predecessors, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, TechCrunch reported.
In a White House fact sheet, the administration claims that Biden’s Executive Order 14144 — signed day before the end of his presidency – was an attempt “to sneak problematic and distracting issues into cybersecurity policy.”
Among other things, Biden’s order encouraged agencies to “consider accepting digital identity documents” when public benefit programs require ID. Trump struck that part of the order, with the White House now saying this approach risks “widespread abuse by enabling illegal immigrants to improperly access public benefits.”
On AI, Trump removed Biden’s requirements around testing the use of AI to defend energy infrastructure, funding federal research programs around AI security, and directing the Pentagon to “use AI models for cyber security.”
Politico reported: The Trump administration announced Friday it is amending “problematic elements” of two landmark cybersecurity executive orders — through the extent of the changes in many cases appears modest.
The modifications are part of a new executive order signed Friday by President Donald Trump. The full text of the EO was released Friday afternoon, and the Trump administration first outlined details of the order in a White House fact sheet.
The fact sheet says the new order takes aim at two previous Eos focused on cybersecurity —one signed by former President Joe Biden in January just before leaving office, and one by former President Barack Obama in 2015.
The order outlines a potentially weighty change: the new EO would change the Obama-era order – which allows for sanctions on individual behind cyberattacks on U.S. elections, the text does not mention this, clarifying only “foreign persons” can be targeted by sanctions for attacking critical infrastructure.
Spokespersons for both the White House and the National Security Council did not immediately respond to requests for further comment on the executive order.
Forbes reported: Less than 24 hours after President Trump’s public feud with Elon Musk, a new cybersecurity executive order was issued on June 6, 2025, introducing major revisions to the Biden administration’s final cybersecurity directives.
The order not only modifies key elements of Biden’s January 2025 framework but also signals a broader realignment of federal cybersecurity priorities. It shifts focus away from federal digital identity initiatives and revises compliance-heavy software security mandates.
Officially titled “Sustaining Select Efforts To Strengthen The Nation’s Cybersecurity And Amending Executive Order 13694 And Executive Order 14144.” The order represents a strategic departure from prior approaches, emphasizing operational pragmatism over regulatory expansion.
Notably, it comes at a time when President Trump’s nominee to lead the Cybersecurity And Infrastructure Security Agency, Sean Plankey, has yet to be confirmed due to opposition and delay tactics from both sides of the aisle.