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You might have heard about Project 2025, a detailed playbook from the Heritage Foundation outlining a conservative agenda. Well, it seems like significant portions of this plan are already being put into action. Independent trackers are closely monitoring the progress, and the numbers are quite telling.

Tracking the Progress: Key Numbers

As of October 15, 2025, two credible tracking groups, the Center for Progressive Reform (CPR) and Governing for Impact (GFI), report that over 47 percent of the domestic executive action items outlined in Project 2025 have been initiated or completed. That’s 251 out of 532 items! Another community tracker, Project2025.observer, maps an even broader scope, logging 318 objectives across 34 agencies with links to public sources.

While the exact numbers might differ slightly due to varying criteria and denominators used by each tracker, the overall trend is clear: significant movement is happening. CPR and GFI focus on the domestic regulatory and executive agenda, while Project2025.observer takes a wider view, including agency objectives and specific actions.

What’s Already Checked Off the List?

Several key actions have already been documented and completed, according to these trackers. For instance, work requirements for Medicaid recipients have been imposed by CMS, and HUD’s PAVE fair-appraisal initiatives have been ended. Funding for NPR and PBS from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has also been halted.

Other completed actions include a freeze on State Department aid and personnel (though court limits have been applied), Treasury reversing the IRS expansion from the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Interior Department green-lighting the Ambler Road mining access project. Homeland Security has also taken steps to harden its stance on immigration, including increased USCIS fees and expanded local law enforcement partnerships with ICE.

Policies Currently In Progress

The blueprint’s influence extends to policies currently navigating rulemaking, guidance changes, contracting, or litigation. A major theme is the rollback of regulations through agency guidance and OMB review, aiming to “shrink the administrative state.” This approach is expected to continue across environmental, labor, and consumer safety rules.

Furthermore, federal contracts are being used to push back against corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, with more procurement memos likely on the way. In public health and family policy, expect coordinated moves from HHS and the Department of Education that could narrow access to contraception and sexual health services, aligning with the blueprint’s recurring themes.

What to Expect Next

Project 2025 is explicit about its priorities, and the trackers suggest a continued focus on centralizing executive power in the White House, limiting independent agency discretion. This could involve more personnel shifts and directive memos aimed at unitary-executive goals.

Expect further enforcement of social policies through health, labor, and education channels, potentially impacting reproductive health access, LGBTQ+ protections, and school policies. Immigration enforcement is also likely to expand, with new priorities, faster removals, and rulemaking to narrow humanitarian pathways. Finally, shifts in energy and environmental policy are anticipated, with a continued push to loosen climate safeguards and favor fossil fuel development.

• Over 47% of Project 2025’s domestic actions initiated or completed.
• Completed actions include Medicaid work requirements and defunding NPR/PBS.
• In-progress policies focus on regulatory rollbacks and discouraging corporate DEI.
• Future priorities include centralizing executive power and expanding immigration enforcement.