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The policy and guidance documents on this page are no longer in effect, do not represent current Administration positions, and are provided for reference purposes only.
Prior Administrations
+ Biden Administration (2021–2025)
Executive Orders
- Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing America's Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through Federal Sustainability (Revoked)
- Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (Revoked)
- Executive Order 14030, Climate-Related Financial Risk (Revoked)
- Executive Order 13990, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Revoked)
Policy / Guidance / Resources
- Federal Sustainability Plan
- Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity
- Zero-Emission Vehicle Acquisitions
- Net-Zero Emissions Buildings
- Net-Zero Emissions Procurement
- Net-Zero Emissions Operations
- Climate Resilient Infrastructure and Operations
- Develop a Climate-Focused Workforce
- Advance Environmental Justice and Equity
- Accelerate Progress through Partnerships
Technical Guidance
+ Trump Administration (2017–2020)
Executive Orders
- Executive Order 13834, Efficient Federal Operations (Revoked January 20, 2021, except for sections 6, 7, and 11.)
Policy / Guidance / Resources
- Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings (v2016) (Rescinded)
+ Prior Administrations (2004–2015)
Executive Orders
- Executive Order 13693: Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade (Revoked)
- Executive Order 13514: Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance (Revoked)
- Executive Order 13423: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management (Revoked)
Policy / Guidance / Resources
- Federal Agency Implementation of Water Efficiency and Management Provisions (Rescinded)
- Federal Agency Implementation of Workplace Charging: Guidance for Level 1 Charging Receptacles and EV Supply Equipment (Rescinded)
- Federal Renewable Energy Certificate Guide (Rescinded. For current resources, see the U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program's Renewable Energy Resource Guide.)
- Guidance for Federal Agencies on Sustainable Practices for Designed Landscapes (Rescinded)
- Interim Guidance for Calculating Federal Compliance with Waste Diversion Goals (Rescinded)
- Sustainable Locations for Federal Facilities (Rescinded)
Agency Scorecards and Plans
+ Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of Agriculture (USDA)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of Commerce (DOC)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of Defense (DOD)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of Education
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of Energy (DOE)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of the Interior (DOI)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of Justice (DOJ)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of Labor (DOL)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of State
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of the Treasury
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of Transportation (DOT)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ General Services Administration (GSA)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC)
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Smithsonian Institution (SI)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Social Security Administration (SSA)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
Climate Adaptation Plans and Reports
+ U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
OMB Scorecards
- FY23 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY22 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- FY21 OMB Federal Sustainability Scorecard
- 2020 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2019 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
- 2018 OMB Scorecard for Efficient Federal Operations/Management
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