Loosen Dodd-Frank and protections
Pages: pp. 211–215
Chapters: Commerce, SEC, Small Business, Deregulation Strategy
Quotes: “The federal government must eliminate burdensome regulations that restrict innovation and economic freedom.”
This objective reflects the overarching deregulatory framework in Project 2025, aimed at removing federal oversight in sectors like finance, telecom, and energy. It embraces “economic liberty” as a justification for dismantling public safeguards.
We are monitoring for actions that align with this intent, based on how this objective was derived: This objective reflects the overarching deregulatory framework in Project 2025, aimed at removing federal oversight in sectors like finance, telecom, and energy. It embraces aeconomic libertya 's a justification for dismantling public safeguards.
April 4, 2025 at 6:24 pm: Status change: On March 10, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Treasury Department to review and recommend rollbacks of key Dodd-Frank financial regulations. This move signals renewed efforts to deregulate the financial sector, consistent with Project 2025's objective to remove federal oversight.
Expand private contracts, reduce oversight
Pages: pp. 213–216
Chapters: Federal Reserve, SEC, Economic Policy
Quotes: “Congress should repeal Dodd-Frank and eliminate ESG mandates that distort capital markets.”
Project 2025 explicitly targets Dodd-Frank financial regulations and ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) standards as threats to free markets. The plan calls for repeal and replacement with “neutral” business frameworks.
We are monitoring for actions that align with this intent, based on how this objective was derived: Project 2025 explicitly targets Dodd-Frank financial regulations and ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) standards 's threats to free markets. The plan calls for repeal and replacement with aneutrala business frameworks.
April 4, 2025 at 6:24 pm: Status change: In April 2025, the Trump administration announced a new pilot program allowing private insurers broader authority to manage traditional Medicare beneficiaries through their own networks, signaling a move toward Medicare privatization.
Slow investigations into monopolies
Pages: pp. 214–217
Chapters: Interior, Infrastructure, Commerce
Quotes: “Government assets and services should be reviewed for privatization to improve efficiency.”
This objective represents Project 2025’s proposal to sell or contract out public services including infrastructure, utilities, and land management. It treats privatization as a default method for reducing government size.
We are monitoring for actions that align with this intent, based on how this objective was derived: This objective represents Project 2025's proposal to sell or contract out public services including infr'structure, utilities, and land management. It treats privatization 's a default method for reducing government size.
April 4, 2025 at 6:24 pm: Status change: On April 1, 2025, President Trump appointed a new FTC Chair known for opposing aggressive antitrust enforcement. The appointee has previously criticized government lawsuits against large technology and telecommunications companies, signaling a shift toward weaker antitrust enforcement consistent with Project 2025 objectives.
Strip federal contract and grant programs of any requirements related to diversity, equity, sustainability, or labor protections.
Pages: pp. 215-218
Chapters: OPM, SBA, Commerce
Quotes: “Federal agencies should remove DEI, climate, and labor conditions from procurement and grants.”
Project 2025 promotes eliminating what it calls “ideological gatekeeping” in federal contracts — targeting policies that require vendors to uphold DEI, green energy, or labor standards. The objective is to open contracts to any bidder regardless of values.
We are monitoring for actions that align with this intent, based on how this objective was derived: Project 2025 promotes eliminating what it calls aideological gatekeepinga in federal contracts a targeting policies that require vendors to uphold DEI, green energy, or labor standards. The objective is to open contracts to any bidder regardless of values.
April 4, 2025 at 6:25 pm: Status change: On March 14, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled ''Restoring Merit-Based Principles in Federal Awards'' which directs agencies to eliminate requirements related to DEI, climate, and labor policies in grantmaking and contracting decisions, aligning directly with the Project 2025 objective to remove ideological criteria from federal procurement and grants.