US EditionUS agrees to end use of race, gender in highway, transit contracts
- In September 2023, a federal judge in Kentucky ruled that the Department of Transportation’s contract program, which considers race and gender, is unconstitutional.
- The ruling followed a 2023 Supreme Court decision blocking race-conscious policies in college admissions, prompting the department to reassess its long-standing affirmative action program.
- The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, originally established in 1983 and renewed under President Biden’s 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, allocates more than $37 billion in federal highway and transit contracts to businesses owned by minorities and women.
- The Justice Department filed a motion supporting the settlement to end the program’s use of race- and sex-based presumptions, stating that it violates constitutional equal protection guarantees.
- If approved, the settlement would dismantle the program, affecting about 49,000 businesses and raising questions about market distortion and future federal contracting policies.
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US agrees to end use of race, gender in highway, transit contracts
The Trump administration said on Wednesday it has agreed to end the U.S. Transportation Department's consideration of race or gender when awarding billions of dollars in federal highway and transit project funding set aside for disadvantaged small businesses.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Trump team looks to end $37B program designed to help minority business
Two Indiana-based companies, Mid-America Milling Company and Bagshaw Trucking Inc., sued the Department of Transportation in 2023 over the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
Star Tribune
The Washington PostTrump administration moves to upend $37B affirmative action program
The Transportation Department initiative, which serves an estimated 49,000 contractors, was a key lifeline for many minority- and women-owned businesses.
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