“VERIFY BEFORE YOU CERTIFY” — 3-MINUTE BRIEF, PART 2 OF 4 Part 1 covered what changed. This brief: the three layers contractors certify today. Recap: Executive Orders 14173 and 14398 replaced the old EO 11246 affirmative-action framework with a certification-based model, enforceable through the False Claims Act. Here’s how that model actually works, layer by…
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“VERIFY BEFORE YOU CERTIFY” — 3-MINUTE BRIEF, PART 1 OF 4 A quick-read series on how federal contractors certify nondiscrimination today. This brief: what changed, and why. Federal contractors don’t certify nondiscrimination through a single document anymore. As of 2026, compliance runs through three separate layers — and this series breaks down exactly what each…
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The revocation of Executive Order 11246 significantly changed the federal contractor compliance landscape, but it did not eliminate employers’ underlying nondiscrimination obligations or enforcement risk. While OFCCP has ceased investigative and enforcement activity under the former EO 11246 program, the EEOC continues to actively enforce Title VII, including cases involving race discrimination in hiring, promotions,…
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The federal contractor nondiscrimination landscape has evolved significantly. Following recent federal procurement changes associated with Executive Orders 14173 and 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, the FAR Council introduced FAR 52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (APR 2026). The significance for federal contractors is substantial: nondiscrimination requirements are now being incorporated directly into…
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Eight months after the issuance of Executive Order 14173, the federal contracting community has entered a new compliance era, one defined not by the creation of Affirmative Action Plans, but by the ability to prove nondiscrimination through certification. The transition from Executive Order 11246 to EO 14173 may have simplified paperwork, but it also raised…
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