It is the policy of the Government of the United States to provide equal opportunity in Federal employment for all qualified persons, to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin, and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive, continuing program in each ...

The Executive Order prohibits federal contractors and federally‐assisted construction contractors and subcontractors, who do over $10,000 in Government business in one year from discriminating in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

Executive Order 11246, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, was an executive order of the Article II branch of the United States federal government, in place from 1965 to 2025, specifying non-discriminatory practices and affirmative action in federal government hiring and employment.

Dec 15, 2010 · SOURCE: The following is the text of Executive Order 11246 of September 28, 1965, as it appears at 30 FR 12319, 12935, 3 CFR, 1964-1965 Comp., p.339, unless otherwise noted. SEC. 201.The Secretary of Labor shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of Parts II and III of this Order.

On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump, under the auspices of promoting civil rights and merit-based opportunity by ending “illegal” diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, revokes Executive Order (EO) 11246, as amended, which had been in place for 60 years.

EO 11246, as amended, required companies that do business with the Government not to “discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin,” and also to take “affirmative action” towards ensuring employment without regard to those ...

Executive Order 11246 requires affirmative action and prohibits federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

20 hours ago · Section 3 of President Trump's Executive Order entitled "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" addresses the federal contracting process and revokes Executive Order, EO 11246, a long-standing order that imposed affirmative action requirements on federal contractors and recipients of federal grants. This post covers the …

EO 11246, “Equal Employment Opportunity,” was issued in 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson. It prohibited employment discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors and required contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity.

4 days ago · Section 3 of President Trump’s Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” addresses the federal contracting process and revokes Executive Order, EO 11246, a long-standing order that imposed affirmative action requirements on federal contractors and recipients of federal grants. This post covers the …