Trump Signs Order Barring Federal Contractors From Engaging in DEI Practices

The order directs agencies to ‘cancel, terminate, or suspend contracts’ with contractors that fail to comply.
Trump Signs Order Barring Federal Contractors From Engaging in DEI Practices
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on March 26, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 26 prohibiting federal contractors and their subcontractors from engaging in practices based on the DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) framework.

The order directs the Office of Management and Budget to provide guidance to federal agencies on compliance and to identify “economic sectors whose players engage in DEI,” according to a White House fact sheet.
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