To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On January 20, 2021, the first day of the Biden Administration, the President took several executive actions that affect government contractors. The President is expected to sign an additional Executive Order (EO) today that addresses several federal worker issues. First, the President rescinded several Executive Orders (EOs) issued by the prior administration that either directly affected contractors or the regulatory process as a whole. Section 10 of the Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government rescinds Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. EO 13950 had prohibited certain types of training programs by contractors and federal grantees and imposed serious sanctions for contractors or grantees who ran afoul of the EOs limitations. Section 10 also instructs agencies to consider actions to suspend agency actions arising from EO 13950. As we previously wrote, even before the administration change, some agencies had suspended implementation of EO 13950 in response to a nationwide injunction. This EO generally advances a policy of a comprehensive approach to advancing equity (broadly defined in the EO) across Government agencies and programs for people of color and others who have been historically underserved or marginalized by poverty and inequality. Section 7 of this EO, among other things, expresses the policy of promoting government contracting and procurement opportunities on an equal basis to all eligible providers of goods and services and instructs agency heads to consult with the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy (APDP) and the Director for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to produce a plan that addresses any barriers to full and equal participation in agency procurement and contracting opportunities that underserved communities and individuals may face. Our colleagues in the Employment & Labor Practice have also issued an alert on several employment focused Executive Orders.