In sweeping move, Trump puts regulation monitors in US agencies

The effort is part of a Republican push to undo many of the actions of former President Barack Obama

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to place “regulatory reform” task forces and officers within federal agencies in what may be the most far reaching effort to pare back US red tape in recent decades.

Trump signed the directive in the Oval Office with chief executives of major US corporations standing behind him including Dow Chemical, Lockheed Martin and US Steel.

The sweeping order directs every federal agency to establish a task force to ensure each has a team to research all regulations and take aim at those deemed burdensome to the US economy. It must designate regulatory