Contractor order ended OFCCP's proactive affirmative-action system while Title VII remained
Reporting and findings
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National Women's Law Center explains that the revocation ended the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' affirmative-action and proactive compliance framework, while Title VII and other federal and state antidiscrimination laws continued to bind covered employers.
- National Women's Law Center: Trump Executive Order Attacks Workplace Equal OpportunityOFCCP enforcement changes and continuing Title VII obligations
- documented
On 2025-01-21, Donald Trump revoked Executive Order 11246 and directed agencies to end federal contracting practices that the order characterized as race- and sex-based preferences.
Corrects claim:batch-200:federal-contractor-affirmative-action-revocation-2025- The White House: Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based OpportunityOperative text of the cited action
Summary and current status
The revocation removed a sixty-year contractor compliance tool and its proactive audits. Contractors still remain subject to federal and state antidiscrimination statutes.
Executive Order 11246 framework ended; independent statutory discrimination bans remain.
People and organizations
- Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunityexecutive action under legal and impact review
- Donald J. Trumppresident who issued the action
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumprevoked contractor affirmative-action policy throughEnding Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity