Termination of Climate Policies and Directives, Energy Act of 2020 and the Sustainable IT Procurement Lexicon, at GSA in accordance with Presidential Directives

Purpose:

The President issued the following Executive Orders on January 20, 2025:

• Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20, 2025)
• Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (Jan. 20, 2025)

Based upon these Presidential Directives, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has determined the listed GSA climate- and sustainability-related policy directives, guidance, and plans are superseded in accordance with the below instructions:

• Energy Act of 2020 IT Sustainability Best Practice Guide Office of Government-wide Policy
• Sustainable IT Procurement Lexicon Office of Government-wide Policy

Applicability:

All HSSOs are hereby instructed to (1) review all operations to ensure implementation of this Memorandum to the fullest extent possible; and (2) provide Mehul Parekh with a list of any additional policy directives, guidance, or plans that should be considered for rescission by this Friday, January 31, 2025. This will be an ongoing process until all policy directives, guidance, and plans are reviewed and considered.

Cancellation:

The following orders are hereby cancelled, effective immediately:

• Energy Act of 2020 IT Sustainability Best Practice Guide, which in response to the Energy Act and Executive Order 14057 aims to drive sustainability practices across all Federal agencies.
• Sustainable IT Procurement Lexicon, which proposes common standards across government, industry, and academia on sustainable IT acquisition nomenclature.