A memorandum to employees at one division directed them to find cost savings by "financial engineering."

The memorandum directed that supervising officers "must conduct observations" of the address in question before permitting such raids.

Furthermore, the memorandum directed the government to remove former leader Nimeiri's name from all institutions and dismiss all officials appointed by Nimeiri to serve in international and regional organizations.

This memorandum directs all agencies engaged abroad to ensure that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights of LGBT persons.

An executive order and a memorandum, issued at the start of the development of the testing system, specifically directed officials of the Department of Transportation and Motor Vehicle Services to avoid such preferential treatment for a potential bidder.

The memorandum directed the services, "as a matter of highest priority," to install GPS on all military passenger aircraft.

The memorandum also directs agencies to set up security systems using passwords and other devices to protect the information they deem sensitive.

The Presidential memorandum directed the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to issue guidance on implementing the pay freeze.

This memorandum directs all federal departments, agencies, and officials to treat Puerto Rico administratively as if it were a state insofar as doing so would not disrupt federal programs or operations.

In his first few days in office, Obama issued executive orders and presidential memoranda directing the U.S. military to develop plans to withdraw troops from Iraq.