EO 13950 states it was issued “to combat offensive and
anti-American race and sex stereotyping and
scapegoating.”
On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13950,
“Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.” This comes on
the heels of a memo issued by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to federal agencies criticizing what the memo
characterized as “divisive, anti-American propaganda”
training conducted at some agencies and the use of tax dollars to
support such training. EO 13950 formally extends this admonition to
federal government contractors, prohibiting contractors from
conducting employee training that the order labels
“blame-focused diversity training” that it claims
“perpetuates racial stereotypes and division” and
“reinforces biases and decreases opportunities for
minorities.”
