Some Federal workers and external observers recently noticed a curious change made by the Trump administration In the federal regulations aimed at combating discrimination. Acting on Trump’s orders against diversity, equity and inclusion, the government has explicitly annulled the language by explicitly banning the segregation of federal contractors.
Language was eliminated on “segregated installations”, “Affirmative Action” and “Equality of opportunity”
The change involves the Federal acquisition regulationA set of guidelines jointly issued by the Department of Defense, the General Administration of Services and the National Administration of Aeronautics and Space. The extensive executive regulations that obtain supplies and services and establish rules for government contractors. Among the many provisions From the lighthouse there is a “ban on secreted installations”, banning federal contractors practicing segregation based on “race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin” in their facilities, such as work areas and recreations, sources of consumption and transport.
However, to Recent memory issued by GSA Sort government agencies to eliminate the “segregated” facilities when it comes to issuing contracts. It also requires that they eliminate several clauses on “equality of opportunity” and “affirmative action”. The note quotes the recent anti-university Executive orders Issued by the Trump administration for change, noting that “contractors are still covered by the existing United States laws on civil rights/non -discrimination.”
Symbolic change indicates the priorities of Trump Administration
As mentioned in the note, segregation is still illegal, based on a series of federal and state laws and court rulings that go back to the milestone Brown v. Board of Education Decision and the Civil Rights Law of 1964, among others. New York University professor Melissa Murray, an expert in constitutional law, commented NPR about policy change.
“It is symbolic, but it is incredibly significant in its symbolism,” he said.
In the meantime, an anonymous federal worker told NPR that he was impacted by the speed with which the change was implemented, saying that the government was “essentially of things in the hope that no one will notice.”
This change is the last play of the Trump administration to attack diversity and retreat protections against discrimination. In addition to Trump’s executive orders prohibiting DEI initiatives, which have been challenged to federal courtTrump administration has also opposed Conscious programming of the race In schools, colleges and universities. Although Trump has not legalized discrimination, as was mistakenly reported based on some of his orders, he has reduced some of the Execution mechanisms to its place that is protected from discriminatory practices.
Administration policies indicate that the White House and the Federal Government will be actively opposed to diversity initiatives, as they seem to be protections against discrimination. It creates a hostile and legally ambiguous environment for minorities and uncertainty, historically excluded on the basic protections of civil rights in the future.
