It says contractorsā workers who participate in training that āpromotes race or sex-stereotyping or scapegoating similarly undermines efficiency in federal contracting,ā adding that it promotes divisiveness and distracts from the āpursuit of excellence.ā
āTherefore, it shall be the policy of the United States not to promote race or sex-stereotyping or scapegoating in the Federal workforce or in the Uniformed Services, and not to allow grant funds to be used for these purposes. In addition, Federal contractors will not be permitted to inculcate such views in their employees,ā the order said.
It builds on an order issued earlier this month that
instructs federal agencies to end diversity-training programs that teach about āwhite privilegeā and critical race theory.
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought outlined the directive in a memo.
āThe President has directed me to ensure that Federal agencies cease and desist from using taxpayer dollars to fund these divisive, un-American propaganda training sessions,ā Vought wrote. āExecutive Branch agencies have spent millions of taxpayer dollars to date ātrainingā government workers to believe divisive, anti-American propaganda.ā
āFor example, according to press reports, employees across the Executive Branch have been required to attend trainings where they are told that āvirtually all White people contribute to racismā or where they are required to say that they ābenefit from racism,āā the memo continued. āWe cannot accept our employees receiving training that seeks to undercut our core values as Americans and drive division within our workforce.ā
President Trump signed an executive order expanding a ban on government agencies receiving sensitivity training involving critical race theory to federal contractors. āA few weeks ago, I BANNā¦
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You can read the order below.
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