A lot has happened in the federal contractor community since the Inauguration on January 20, 2025. OutSolve founder and CEO, Jeremy Mancheski, and Senior Vice President of Operations, Vickie LeNormand, sat down to break down what has happened and what it means for you.  

Jeremy has been in the industry for more than 30 years and urges all to think of these changes as “a whole bunch of headlines, without a lot of story.”

On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued a new executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” bringing significant changes to the affirmative action obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors. This directive shifts the focus from traditional affirmative action mandates to emphasizing anti-discrimination and merit-based practices. Its objective is to uphold federal civil rights laws through anti-discrimination enforcement.

The Supreme Court recently addressed the subject of Affirmative Action in higher education, creating a flurry of confusing headlines about the topic and the practical implications of the decision.