On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O.) titled, “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” prohibiting certain types of training for federal agency employees, federal contractor employees, employees of federal grant recipients, and the United States Uniformed Services. In short, the E.O. aims to ban the use of training Continue Reading...
Trump Administration Suspends Contracting Laws for Border Wall – EEO/AA Laws Not Affected
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will publish in tomorrow’s Federal Register a notice that certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements will be waived with respect to the construction of barriers and roads along the southern border with Mexico. The Acting Secretary is suspending a host of procurement laws under the authority of Continue Reading...