By: David Cohen and Joanna Colosimo
On February 5, 2025, Charles Ezell, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), issued a memorandum to heads of Federal departments and agencies providing further guidance on ending...
By: David Cohen and Joanna Colosimo
On February 13, 2025, the Attorneys General from 16 states issued guidance to address concerns from businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations regarding the importance and legality of diversity, equity,...
By: Fred Satterwhite and Kate Hayek
California’s Civil Rights Department (CA CRD) has beaten federal government agencies in the race to collect and present data using updated race and ethnicity categories.
As we mentioned last week, CA CRD opened...
By: Mitchell Chamberlin and Joanna Colosimo
January 31, 2025 Update: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs website now lists Michael Schloss as Acting Director and Deputy Director of Policy.
Original Blog: Sources within the Department...
By: Haley Fisk
The State of California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) has released key dates for the upcomingpay data reportingcycle. As highlighted on theCA Pay Data Reporting webpage, the 2024 cycle will begin with the portal opening for...
By: Bill Osterndorf
While the federal government is ending most affirmative action obligations, the states continue to enforce their affirmative action requirements.The revocation of Executive Order 11246and the various efforts to end diversity,...
By: Joanna Colosimo and Mitchell Chamberlin
On January 23, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a statement in response to an Executive Order President Trump issued titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and...
In response to the revocation of Executive Order 11246, DCI Consulting President and Owner David Cohen and several industry leaders released a joint statement providing guidance to federal contractors. This guidance highlights the continuing...
By: Joanna Colosimo & Mitchell Chamberlin
Last night, President Trump revoked Executive Order 11246 with a new Order titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity."This new Order effectively ends affirmative action in...
By: Angie Delacruz and Melissa Haudek
Federal hiring is seeing a resurgencein its transformation with the Chance to Compete Act of 2024, a law designed to prioritize skills-based assessments over traditional hiring methodssuch as the use of degree...
By: Brittney Brinkley and Evan Szarenski
On January 8, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) published a notice in the Federal Register withdrawing last year’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Pay Equity and...
