Project 2025 is a conservative initiative led by The Heritage Foundation, designed to prepare the Republican Party for potential control of the executive branch after the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Its primary focus is on shaping policy, identifying personnel, and laying out a governance strategy. Here are some of the key points:

Comprehensive Policy Agenda: Project 2025 offers a detailed conservative policy blueprint, emphasizing limited government, deregulation, lower taxes, and a stronger national defense. It focuses on reversing many of the progressive policies implemented under the Biden administration.

Streamlined Governance: One of the project's goals is to reduce the size and scope of federal bureaucracy. It advocates for restructuring federal agencies and limiting executive power to focus on conservative priorities like deregulation and decentralization.

Personnel Identification: Project 2025 aims to build a large database of conservative professionals, training them for positions within the federal government. This approach ensures that a future Republican president has a ready pool of individuals to fill key positions.

Focus on America First Policies: Project 2025 aligns with the "America First" ideology, promoting economic nationalism, stricter immigration controls, and an assertive foreign policy. It mirrors many aspects of the Trump administration's platform.

Conservative Coalition Building: The project brings together various conservative think tanks, advocacy groups, and political action organizations to unite around a shared vision for conservative governance. It aims to energize the base and create a cohesive strategy across different sectors of the Republican Party.

Training and Leadership Development: There is a focus on leadership development, including training individuals for political appointments. This involves developing management skills and preparing people to operate within the federal government effectively under conservative ideals.

Reversing Progressive Initiatives: Key areas of focus include eliminating or rolling back initiatives related to climate change, social justice, and government overreach. For example, it advocates for loosening environmental regulations and eliminating critical race theory in federal institutions.

In essence, Project 2025 is a forward-looking effort to ensure that a future Republican administration has the infrastructure, personnel, and policy framework ready to hit the ground running from day one.

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Project 2025 Broken Down Into Sections

SECTION 1: TAKING THE REINS OF GOVERNMENT...........................19

1. WHITE HOUSE OFFICE.....................................................................................................23

2. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTOF THE UNITED STATES..................................................................................................43

3. CENTRAL PERSONNEL AGENCIES:MANAGING THE BUREAUCRACY..............................................................................69

SECTION 2: THE COMMON DEFENSE..............................................................87

4. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.........................................................................................91

5. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY......................................................133

6. DEPARTMENT OF STATE..............................................................................................171

7. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY......................................................................................201

8. MEDIA AGENCIES.............................................................................................................235

U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.................................................................235

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING......................................246

9. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT........................................253

SECTION 3: THE GENERAL WELFARE..........................................................283

10. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE..........................................................................289

11. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION...............................................................................319

12. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND RELATED COMMISSIONS..................................................................................363

13. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.......................................................417

14. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES................................................................................................449

15. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT....................................................................................503

16. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...........................................................................517

17. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE........................................................................................545

18. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND RELATED AGENCIES............................................................................................581

19. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION...............................................................619

20. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.............................................................641

SECTION 4: THE ECONOMY......................................................................................657

21. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE................................................................................663

22. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY........................................................................691

23. EXPORT–IMPORT BANK................................................................................................717

THE EXPORT–IMPORT BANK SHOULD BE ABOLISHED.....................717

THE CASE FOR THE EXPORT–IMPORT BANK..........................................724

24. FEDERAL RESERVE..........................................................................................................731

25. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION..................................................................745

26. TRADE.......................................................................................................................................765

THE CASE FOR FAIR TRADE................................................................................765

THE CASE FOR FREE TRADE...............................................................................796

SECTION 5: INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES................825

27. FINANCIAL REGULATORY AGENCIES................................................................829

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND RELATED AGENCIES......................................................................................829

CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU....................................837

28. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION................................................845

29. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.......................................................................861

30. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.............................................................................869

ONWARD!................................................................................................................................883

Project 2025 Broken Down Into Sections

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