Termination of Climate Policies and Directives and DEI language, AA-2024-03 and CIO IL-24-01 - Software Pilots, in accordance with Presidential Directives

Purpose:

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

• Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20, 2025)
• Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing
• 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(GSA) has determined the listed GSA climate- and sustainability-related policy directives, guidance, and plans are superseded in accordance with the below instructions:

• AA-2024-03 - Excess Personal Property, Office of the Administrator
• CIO IL-24-01- Software Pilots, Office of GSA IT

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, or plans are reviewed and considered.

Revision:

The following order is to be revised, effective immediately:

• CIO IL-24-01- Software Pilots - DEI language will be removed from the software pilot requirements.

Cancellation:

The following order is hereby cancelled, effective immediately:

• AA-2024-03 - Excess Personal Property - Order outlined the sustainability requirements for acquiring and using excess personal property.