OAKLAND, California, March 31 -- The National Center for Youth Law issued the following news release: * * * NCYL opposes unlawful proposal by Trump administration to require all who contract with the federal government to follow new anti-DEI rules NCYL calls the proposed changes an 'end-run' around court decisions and calls on the General Services Administration to withdraw the unjust and discriminatory amendments * The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) vehemently opposes proposed rule c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation submitted a public comment letter to the General Services Administration opposing proposed changes to the System for Award Management (SAM) registration requirements for federal financial assistance recipients. The GSA's proposal includes new certification provisions related to anti-discrimination compliance, notably an "Anti-DEI Provision" that addresses Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in federally funded initi more ST

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), representing 1.8 million educators, healthcare professionals, and public employees, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) opposing proposed changes to the System for Award Management registration requirements for federal financial assistance recipients. The AFT expressed deep concerns over requirements tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) certifications and immigration-relate more ST

LANSING, Michigan, April 2 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Opposes Proposal by Trump Administration Targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter (PDF) opposing a proposal by the General Services Administration (GSA) that imposes new certification requirements upon receipt of federal funding, which could r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) expressing strong concerns about the agency's proposed revisions to the System for Award Management registration requirements for financial assistance recipients. The revisions include new certification mandates related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) which ACOE argues could adversely affect public school systems in Alameda County, Cal more ST

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Trump's Executive Order on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion * Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order, "Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors": "Once again, the Trump Administration is failing  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Education Law Center (ELC) has submitted a public comment letter opposing the U.S. General Services Administration's proposed changes to certification requirements for federal grant registration within the System for Award Management (SAM). The comment specifically challenges a new certification condition that would restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs among federal funding recipients, including many involved in public education. ELC asserts that the p more ST

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Heritage Foundation submitted a public comment letter to the General Services Administration addressing the agency's proposed amendments to the System for Award Management Registration Requirements for financial assistance recipients. The letter expresses concerns regarding the alignment of these requirements with federal civil rights laws and critiques the role and efficacy of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in federally funded organizations. The  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law submitted a public comment letter to the General Services Administration opposing proposed changes for certification requirements in the System for Award Management, arguing the revisions would impose unlawful and burdensome conditions on recipients of federal financial assistance. The proposed revisions include a new anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) certification mandating recipients to affirm compliance with f more ST

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Scott Himes Law PLLC has submitted a public comment letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) objecting to a proposed revision to the System for Award Management (SAM) registration requirements for financial assistance recipients. The proposal under review, published in the Federal Register by GSA's Technology Transformation Services, would obligate federal assistance recipients to certify compliance with laws prohibiting unlawful discrimination, explicitly targe more ST

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), a leading community development financial intermediary, has submitted a public comment letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) concerning proposed changes to the System for Award Management (SAM) registration requirements for financial assistance recipients. OFN expressed opposition to a proposed organization-wide certification related to "illegal DEI" (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies, citing concerns over legal amb more ST

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Roffman Horvitz PLC, Tysons Corner, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. General Services Administration regarding proposed changes to the System for Award Management (SAM) registration requirements for financial assistance recipients. The letter voices opposition to the GSA's addition of new certification language related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs within the SAM Federal Financial Assistance General Certifications and Representat more ST