# 2025-02042: Memo Restores Accountability for Top Career Government Executives

2025-02042, Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-01-30, effective 2025-02-19 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-02042
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-02042
- Title: Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-30
- Effective: 2025-02-19
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Memo Restores Accountability for Top Career Government Executives

## Summary

This new rule makes sure top government career leaders, called Senior Executives, are fully accountable to the President. If they don’t do their jobs right—like ignoring policies or leaking secrets—the President can take action quickly. Starting February 19, 2025, new performance plans and clearer rules will help keep these leaders on track, making government work better for all Americans without extra costs.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-02042 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/30/2025-02042/restoring-accountability-for-career-senior-executives)
- [2025-02042 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-30/pdf/2025-02042.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-02042 (as of 2026-06-08).