Overview
Jeffrey Bossert Clark served as acting administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within OMB in 2025. He issued dated guidance to federal regulatory-policy officials implementing executive orders that expanded White House review and coordinated agency rule review with DOGE. His published memoranda provide named decision-makers and instructions, distinct from the earlier Project 2025 author.
April 17, 2025: independent-agency review
Clark signed OMB memorandum M-25-24, providing regulatory-policy officers detailed instructions for applying Executive Order 14215 to historically independent agencies. The order had been signed by the president on February 18 and overlaps with a specific recommendation in Russ Vought's 2023 Project 2025 Executive Office chapter. [1]
May 7, 2025: DOGE deregulatory coordination
Clark signed M-25-28, implementing the April 9 presidential memorandum and February 19 Executive Order 14219. That February order explicitly directed agency heads to review regulations in coordination with their DOGE team leaders and the OMB director. M-25-28 prescribed further agency submissions and one-page explanations for regulations not targeted for repeal. [2]
Authority and evidence limits
Clark's signature confirms an identifiable OIRA official implementing presidential directives. It does not make him the author of Vought's 2023 Project 2025 chapter or establish that an outside Heritage official personally instructed him. The legality of Clark's acting-service designation was disputed in 2026 by state attorneys general; the available filing is an allegation, not a court finding. [3]
Sources
- OMB M-25-24, signed by Jeffrey B. Clark, April 17, 2025
- OMB M-25-28, signed by Jeffrey Bossert Clark, May 7, 2025
- State attorneys general 2026 comments contesting Clark's acting designation
Evidence principle: Published proposal, appointment, document signature, agency action, and judicial ruling are different facts. A named relationship alone does not establish misconduct or authorship of another official's decision.