Day 383

February 6, 2026

3 documented events

  1. Serious Rights Violation Foreign Policy & War

    America First Arms Transfer Strategy: Human Rights Safeguards Removed From Weapons Exports

    On February 6, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14383, 'Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy,' which fundamentally reordered US arms export priorities to elevate commercial and economic objectives at the expense of human rights, international humanitarian law, and strategic considerations. The administration subsequently invoked emergency powers to bypass congressional review for $23+ billion in arms sales to Gulf states.

    From: America First Arms Transfer Strategy: Human Rights Safeguards Removed From Weapons Exports

  2. Serious Rights Violation Foreign Policy & War

    Pentagon Signs $210M+ Deal to Purchase Cluster Munitions From Israel

    The Pentagon signed a $210 million contract — with a ceiling value of $829.1 million — with the Israeli state-owned company Tomer for the production of 155mm cluster munition shells (XM1208), the largest known US arms purchase from Israel. Cluster munitions are banned by 111 nations under the Convention on Cluster Munitions due to their indiscriminate nature and long-term danger from unexploded submunitions.

    From: Pentagon Signs $210M+ Deal to Purchase Cluster Munitions From Israel

  3. Serious Rights Violation Federal Dismantlement

    OPM publishes final rule in Federal Register

    OPM publishes the final Schedule Policy/Career rule, which goes into effect 30 days later. The rule strips appeal rights, removes whistleblower protections, and allows removal for 'subversion of presidential directives.'

    From: Schedule F Reclassification: Mass Removal of Civil Service Protections