Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s rollout of Executive Order (EO) 14398, “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.” The coalition of plaintiff states challenges the EO and federal agency actions taken to implement what they allege are unclear requirements across new and existing contracts. Filed
FAR Council Accelerates Implementation of Executive Order 14398 With Instructions to Agencies
Posted in Government Contracts & Compliance
Federal contractors have new insight into how the government may implement and enforce Executive Order (EO) 14398, which aims to prevent federal contractors and subcontractors from engaging in discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) activities related to race and ethnicity. Recent Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council guidance and its request for emergency approval for…
Former U.S. Department of Labor Officials Pen Open Letter to Contractor Community Addressing Executive Order 14173 and the Current Administration’s Stance on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Compliance Tip
…“help federal contractors and other employers navigate
BREAKING NEWS: OFCCP to Revisit Previously Submitted Contractor Files
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Agency Notice, Enforcement Update
……most of what OFCCP had been
Revocation of EO 11246 and Prohibition of Certain DEI Practices by the Trump Administration
President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (EO). Its stated purpose is to end illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (together, DEI). The EO does not change existing law, but it signals the Administration’s focus on targeting organizations that violate…