On July 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14319, which has the stated purpose of preventing the federal government from procuring A.I. “models that sacrifice truthfulness and accuracy to ideological agendas.” The order specifically targets models that incorporate principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), asserting that such frameworks may compromise factual accuracy and reliability.| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
The U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”), Civil Division, has started issuing Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”) to federal contractors and grant recipients, seeking detailed information about their diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) practices. This move is part of the DOJ’s recently launched Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which aims to enforce compliance with federal civil rights laws through the False Claims Act...| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
On July 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14319, which has the stated purpose of preventing the federal government from procuring A.I. “models that sacrifice truthfulness and accuracy to ideological agendas.” The order specifically targets models that incorporate principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), asserting that such frameworks may compromise factual accuracy and reliability. Under the executive order, federal agencies can procure large langua...| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has opened the 2024 EEO-1 data-collection cycle and set Tuesday, June 24, 2025, as the filing deadline for submissions. According to the EEOC, this year’s reporting window is shorter than in prior cycles as part of its “efforts to identify continued cost savings for…| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
On July 29, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (the “Memorandum”), responding to the federal government’s recent practice, as Attorney General Bondi puts it, of “turn[ing] a blind eye toward, or even encourag[ing], various discriminatory practices, seemingly because of their purportedly benign labels,...| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has released its 2025 Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (“VEVRAA”) national benchmark. Effective July 30, 2025, the new benchmark is 5.1%, a slight decrease from 2024’s 5.2% benchmark. This is OFCCP’s tenth reduction of the national benchmark, which has steadily declined since its inception in 2014. The VEVRAA benchmark is...| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Department of Labor (“DOL”) must disclose federal contractor EEO-1 Reports requested by the Center for Investigative Reporting (“CIR”). The court held that the EEO-1 Reports are not protected from disclosure under the FOIA exemption for “trade secrets and commercial...| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
Federal contractors and subcontractors meeting the VEVRAA eligibility threshold of having 50 or more employees and at least one federal contract totaling $150,000 or more (“Covered Contractors”) must annually file a VETS-4212 Report, which provides a breakdown of a Covered Contractor’s workforce based on protected veteran status. According to the VETS-4212 Portal, the VETS-4212 filing...| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
On June 11, 2025, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate issued a memorandum entitled Civil Division Enforcement Priorities (the “Memorandum”), outlining five areas of focus for Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Civil Division investigations and enforcement actions. Among these priorities is “combatting unlawful discriminatory practices in the private sector.” Referencing President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14173 (Ending...| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
On July 1, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) released three notices of proposed rulemaking that, if adopted, will change federal contractors’ affirmative action obligations. With respect to EO 11246 regulations (specifically, 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-1, 60-2, 60-3, 60-4, 60-20, 60-40, and 60-50 ), OFCCP explains that “it must rescind” those regulations...| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
On July 7, 2025, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025 (the “Order”) impacting OFCCP’s enforcement of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (“VEVRAA”). Here is what you need to know about this development, based on the OFCCP’s bulletin detailing the Order (the “Bulletin”)....| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
On June 27, 2025, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) Director Catherine Eschbach issued a letter announcing that OFCCP is “providing all federal contractors withthe opportunity to volunteer informationin narrative form about what actions they have taken” in response to Executive Order (“EO”)14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The “content, format, and...| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has opened the 2024 EEO-1 data-collection cycle and set Tuesday, June 24, 2025, as the filing| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
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While much of the focus on President Trump’s recent Executive Order on Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (the “EO”) has| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
