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anuary 21, 2025, President Trump rescinded Executive Order (EO) 11246, signing into law a new Order, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” which terminates diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) discrimination in federal cont
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acting. EO 11246, signed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, created the requirement for federal contractors to establish and maintain affirmative action programs to foster equal opportunity and prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national
origin. As a result of this rescission, affirmative action programs currently held by federal contractors will be considered illegal. Federal contractors have 90 days from