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Through the Looking Glass: Shifting DEI Standards Expose Contractors to False Claims Act Risk

There is a growing sense of confusion and unease among many federal contractors and grant recipients in these early days of the second Trump administration. In a time when some agencies face dislocation and downsizing (or, as...more

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The Future of the False Claims Act

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On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum titled Civil Rights Fraud Initiative announcing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) plan to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to “aggressively” pursue...more

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Federal Contractors Advised to Make Changes to Their DEI Programs

Federal contractors need to take note of two Executive Orders impacting their employee Diversity Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) programs.  Unlike the recent EEO and DOJ guidance regarding employer DEI initiatives applying to...more

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Dept. of Education Certification Requirement Tied to “Antidiscrimination Obligations” for Continued K-12 Federal Funding

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On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a press release announcing the ED sent certification letters to state commissions that oversee K-12 State Education Agencies (SEAs), charging SEAs with the...more

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Trump’s DEI executive orders are no longer blocked from taking effect

Certification requirements for contractors are back in play. As we previously reported, a federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government from enforcing certain portions of...more

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U.S. and State Attorneys General Indicate Readiness to Bring DEI Enforcement Actions

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In the latest developments in the DEI policy chronicles, on the same day she was sworn into office, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum entitled “Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences.”...more

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DEI Executive Orders Pose Risks for Federal Contractors

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Recently, President Donald Trump issued two executive orders (the “executive orders”) seeking to end “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) programs in the workplace. Together, they direct all federal agencies to...more

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DEI and Government Contractors: A High-Stakes Shift

While much of the focus on President Trump’s recent Executive Order on Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (the “EO”) has been on its elimination of race and sex-based affirmative action...more

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AG Memorandum Instructs DOJ to Investigate and Eliminate Illegal DEI Initiatives in Light of EO 14173

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As discussed in a recent Cozen O’Connor Alert, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has been at the top of President Trump’s mind, so much so that he recently issued an executive order effectively ending the use of DEI in...more

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Executive Order seeks to impose FCA liability for contractor and grantee DEI programs

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On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (EO 14173). In commentary published since then, Hogan Lovells has analyzed various...more

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Trio of Trump Executive Orders Take Aim at DEI and Gender Policies

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The Trump Administration has issued three executive orders (EOs) aimed at eliminating from the federal government certain diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and gender ideology policies and programs that the administration...more

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Using the False Claims Act to Police Federal Contractors’ Employment Practices

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Two recent events — one settlement and one executive order — have heightened the risk that the False Claims Act (FCA) will be used as a tool to enforce the employment obligations of companies doing business with the federal...more

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New Executive Order Rescinds EO 11246; Directs Changes to Nondiscrimination Landscape for Federal Contractors and Grantees

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On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” Consistent with the EO titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI...more

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President Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246

On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a broad executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” Aimed at “[t]erminating Illegal Discrimination in the Federal...more

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President Trump Dumps Affirmative Action Obligations Based On Gender, Race, and Sexual Preferences. What Does This Mean for...

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On the heels of ordering federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) employees to be placed on paid leave, on January 21, 2025, President Trump revoked Executive Orders (“EO”) 11246 and 13672....more

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White House Revokes E.O. 11246, Targets DEI Programs Alleged to Violate Anti-Discrimination Laws

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Executive Order (E.O.) 11246 was issued by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965 to combat discrimination in employment (following the then-recent passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) by requiring federal contractors and...more

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