What is your source for this information about the heightened vetting program? I'd like to see it in more detail.
Read the EO.
I did read it. Section 2 covers the vetting measures but basically just says that DNI, SHS and the SOS shall evaluate the vetting in those 7 countries and submit a report. There are no specifics about improving any vetting measures. I see no reason why they can't be evaluating the situation right now if they don't already have action items to take.... that's exactly what they should be doing now, they don't need an executive order to evaluate vetting processes and make them better... that's their job
The problem is that the court system stopped all of it. There was no nuanced ruling in which it said, go ahead and develop your enhanced vetting system. It was a blanket ban on the President's program.
I'm not saying that they haven't worked on, or continue to work on a better system. But think about it. If the courts are going to lie and say that the President does not have the authority to limit the travel to this country, regardless of rhetoric, then why would you spend the resources and money to develop a system that the courts are just going to deny. On top of that, if the system was discovered by these 'anonymous' people, can you imagine the field day that press would have with the wasted government (taxpayer) largesse?
I'm sorry, but your question doesn't really pass the rationale test. If the courts say, Don't do this, then as a responsible administration, you don't. If you do, then you get crucified by the media. There is no real win situation to this until the SCOTUS makes a final determination.
Until then, the 90 days don't begin to tick away until the SCOTUS makes a determination.