On March 26, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors,” the latest in a series of Executive Orders and related actions by the Administration targeting what it views as unlawful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) related practices.  Most notable about this EO is that, unlike prior executive actions focused on “DEI” practices more broadly, this EO focuses on “racially discriminatory” DEI practices specifically.  The EO is premised on the Administration’s view that, despite the earlier DEI-related executive actions, “some entities continue to engage in DEI activities and often attempt to conceal their efforts to do so.”