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Trump revokes executive order banning discrimination in federal contracting

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 21, 2025, that revokes rules requiring diversity and fair hiring practices for federal contractors.
The new order eliminates affirmative action and stops federal agencies from promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
Critics, including the Congressional Black Caucus, argue that this action undermines efforts to address systemic inequalities in hiring and pay.
Trump's administration claims the order focuses on merit-based hiring and aims to eliminate 'identity-based spoils systems'.

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The Epoch Times

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Trump Cancels 60-Year-Old Affirmative Action Employment Mandate for Federal Contractors

President Donald Trump has repealed a legal landmark from the earliest days of the federal government that obliged federal contractors to establish “affirmative action” programs aimed at increasing workplace diversity. Trump’s Jan. 21 order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” is focused primarily on ending diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government and among its contractors.…

2 months ago·New York, United States

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American Civil Liberties Union

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Trump’s Executive Orders Rolling Back DEI and Accessibility Efforts,

ReNika Moore, she/her, Director, ACLU Racial Justice Program The Trump administration’s three executive orders targeting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives take a “shock and awe” approach that upends longstanding, bipartisan federal policy meant to open doors that had been unfairly closed.

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Federal News Network

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Trump administration revokes diversity requirements for federal vendors

The Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs will no longer hold vendors accountable for promoting diversity, taking affirmative action and engaging in workforce balancing based on race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion or national origin. President Donald Trump revoked these requirements earlier this week in one of several orders. Additionally, contractors must agree that they are complying with all applicable fe…

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9NEWS Denver

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What we can VERIFY about the repeal of the 1965 equal employment opportunity executive order

President Trump revoked a Civil Rights-era anti-discrimination rule for federal contractors, but the action doesn’t repeal existing workplace discrimination laws.

2 months ago·Denver, United States

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New York Post

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Trump’s bold strike against DEI ends 60 years of discrimination — and makes history

We’re only days into the Trump administration, and we can already identify one of his top five achievements.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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VOA News

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Trump enacts sweeping new employment rules

President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders to end the government’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts mark a sea change for the country. They unwind decades-long priorities for the nation’s largest employer — the federal government — and broader efforts to push the private sector to ensure its workforce is also diverse and inclusive. With his wide-reaching moves, Trump has shown his willingness to use all the levers of the government, to brin…

2 months ago·United States

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