Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Trump administration plans to minimize civil rights efforts in agencies

Juliet Eilperin, Emma Brown and Darryl Fears
May 29, 2017

The Trump administration is planning to disband the Labor Department division that has policed discrimination among federal contractors for four decades, according to the White House’s newly proposed budget, part of wider efforts to rein in government programs that promote civil rights.

As outlined in Labor’s fiscal 2018 plan, the move would fold the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, now home to 600 employees, into another government agency in the name of cost-cutting.

Read full story on The Washington Post.

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