Permanent record
Trump revoked the federal-contractor affirmative-action framework and ordered an anti-DEI enforcement shift
- Event date
- Category
- Civil rights and federal contracting
- Posture:
- Executive order — administration policy
The order revoked Executive Order 11246, told the contractor-compliance office to stop promoting diversity and affirmative action, and directed agencies to combat what the administration called illegal private-sector DEI preferences. Civil-rights critics argued the policy reversed tools used to address persistent exclusion.
Dated sources
- — White House executive order (Primary executive record)
- — New York City Bar Association (Legal-advocacy analysis)
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Canonical citation
Trump revoked the federal-contractor affirmative-action framework and ordered an anti-DEI enforcement shift. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2025-01-21-federal-contractor-dei-order/
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