Following the 2025 presidential inauguration, the White House released a myriad of new executive orders (EOs) on a host of issues. Many of these orders contain broad directives and it will take time for the practical implications of these actions to become clear. The documents mostly establish the new administration’s priorities and some of the approaches the federal government is likely to take during this presidency. In this News Alert released shortly following the new EOs, CAPLAW provides its initial understanding of the orders that specifically refer to federal grantees, the use of federal funds by non-federal entities, and private sector employers.