Image: President Barack Obama his desk in the Oval Office, White House, Pete Sousa, Public Domain
Image: President Barack Obama his desk in the Oval Office, White House, Pete Sousa, Public Domain















On Monday, President Barack Obama issued his fifth executive order since the Nov. 8 election. In this case, it was to create a National Invasive Species Council to compile a report by 2020 on how to prevent such species from affecting climate change, food safety, and even military readiness.
Citing national security concerns, Obama issued another order on Friday blocking Chinese firm Fujian Grand Chip from buying Aixtron, a German company operating in California that produces crystalline layers used as semiconductors in U.S. weapons systems.
Executive orders aren’t the only means for Obama to act without Congress before he leaves office on Jan. 20.
A new policy on highly skilled immigrants, restrictions on for-profit colleges, and energy efficiency standards are among the matters that the administration wants that don’t require congressional authorization that the Obama administration is moving aggressively in the post-election to complete before Obama exits on Jan. 20.
“What I can rule out are any sort of hastily added executive actions,” @presssec says.
 
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