From the article:
"Ms. DeVos already has authority to modify or repeal regulations that are deemed a violation of federal law. The order, however, creates a review for identifying those areas and makes clear her mandate from the president to take action."
So the authority to do so has already existed, and this says the president wants her to act on the existing authority, which she already has.
Wha.....?
It is an EO saying "You have my permission to do your job", which is good, but did it need an EO?
Oh well, it's not a bad thing, it just seems like it wasted some time, and was already in place.
The only thing that could be new is the 300 day time frame. I guess before it was left at the Departments discretion?
I dunno.
Lots of noise being made about something that was already there.