Biden signs executive order on ethics and government efficiency

President Biden signs Executive Order 13990 on ethics commitments by executive branch personnel, establishing new ethics rules for executive branch employees. The order bans appointees from working on issues they lobbied for in the previous two years, bans gifts from lobbyists, and requires an ethics pledge from all appointees. The action aims to restore public trust in government and reduce the influence of special interests in federal decision-making following the Trump administration.