Posted on 05/30/2025 6:09:54 AM PDT by karpov
Cleaning up diversity, equity and inclusion abuse in the federal government is one of the Trump Administration’s best efforts. And on Wednesday it took on the largest and oldest race and gender preference program in U.S. history
In a motion in federal court in Kentucky, the Justice Department said the Transportation Department’s longstanding Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program (DBE) violates the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. This is the program that sets aside federal contracts for women and minorities. The DBE program doles out some $37 billion in contracts over five years.
The case was brought by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), which sued the federal government in 2023 on behalf of Mid-America Milling and Bagshaw Trucking. The companies say they were denied contracts because they weren’t minority- or woman-owned. In September 2024 federal Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove issued an injunction and said the case was likely to succeed on the merits.
Race and gender quotas have warped government contracting since the early 1980s, and the DBE requirements were most recently authorized by the Biden Administration. They required states to administer a federal formula that set aside roughly 10% of contracting dollars for everyone from architects and engineers to companies that lay the asphalt and provide the steel.
In many cases that raised costs for taxpayers. According to an MIT study of California, the cost of state-funded contracts fell 5.6% relative to federally funded projects after the state passed Proposition 209 that ended racial preferences in state contracts.
Wednesday’s change follows through on President Trump’s January executive order to “terminat[e] illegal discrimination in the federal government.” The impact of the change shouldn’t be underestimated. DBE contracts cover American infrastructure from roads in Alaska to airplanes from Boeing.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
Now let’s see them go after state, county, and city governments for the same discrimination.
The DEI edifice crumbles bit by bit.
WS Urinal has a sad.
Why post their drivel?
And, Mega/BigPharma owned hospital systems.
More excellent news...
Yep, reparations by another name.
“””The case was brought by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), which sued the federal government in 2023 on behalf of Mid-America Milling and Bagshaw Trucking. The companies say they were denied contracts because they weren’t minority- or woman-owned.””””
I really hope President Trump gets rid of these ridiculous racist requirements on projects. I had to deal with it for years and it was a pain. However, it is really not an issue these days. If they require a certain percentage of minorities I can just say I am a black lesbian and my guys are all Hispanic crossdressers.
D-elusional
E-litist
I-ntolerant
Special treatment is NOT equal treatment.
They will implement it secretly anyway. Will have to prosecute violators.
Needs to be codified into law.
I have a feeling state and local governments will find new ways to continue DEI and race-based hiring and promotions.
Happened in California after Prop 209 was passed:
“This measure amended the California Constitution to prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, and public contracting.”
Colleges and universities in California twist themselves into knots to get around the parameters of Prop 209 to continue race-based admissions. Ditto for public employment and contracting.
BTTT
Reminding me of one of my favorite Thomas Sowell bits of wisdom:
"Equal Treatment feels a lot like Discrimination if one has grown accustomed to Preferential Treatment."
Brilliant mind. And Walter Williams as well. Obviously no relation to juan williams.
Ha, ha, ha. Bullshittte. Just like with every Uni program the whole mess will simply be rebranded and continue.
The WSJ will lead the effort on this.
And will they do away with the EEOC report?
What is an EEOC Report
An EEOC report, also known as the EEO-1 Report or Standard Form 100, is a legal requirement for certain employers in the United States to ensure equal employment opportunity. It includes employment data categorized by ethnicity, race, gender, and job category.
Employers with at least 100 employees and federal contractors with at least 50 employees are required to complete and submit this report annually.
The report is used to monitor and promote workplace diversity and equality, and it helps the EEOC enforce federal employment discrimination laws.
Employers can file reports electronically via the agency’s Online Filing System (OFS).
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.