Compliance Stuff

In one of numerous Executive Orders signed on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an order entitled, “ Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions .” The Executive Order revokes a long list of Executive Orders and actions by his predecessor, President Joe Biden. As expected, many Biden Executive Orders revoked by President Trump were those in furtherance of diversity and inclusion efforts but included others, including those on pay transparency and COVID-19 protections that had not yet been rescinded by President Biden. Some highlights of the rescinded Executive Orders include: Executive Order 13988, Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation (see our previous blog post,  President Biden Issues Executive Order Addressing Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination ) Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government (see our post on t...

  On January 29, 2024, the FAR Counsel released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement EO 14069: Advancing Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness in Federal Contracting by Promoting Pay Equity and Transparency. The NPRM  proposes  that federal contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from seeking and considering information about a job applicant's compensation history.  It would also require the contractors and subcontractors to disclose expected compensation of positions in job advertisements.   The Compliance Department will stay up to date on this proposal as new information is provided.   Source:  DCi Consulting  reported on January 29, 2024. 

  OMB approved proposal on January 11, 2024, which means that the FAR Council may publish the proposed rule.  The rule is anticipated to be published in the Federal Register February 2024.   If approved and finalized, would implement President Bidens Executive Order 14069 which aims to eliminate discriminatory pay practices affecting the federal workforce and procurement of property and services by the federal government