The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has removed an explicit ban on "segregated facilities" like waiting rooms, ...

The General Services Administration lifted a requirement for the prohibition of segregated facilities in government contracts ...

President Trump's latest DEI directive repeals an executive order on nondiscrimination signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson ...

The Trump administration is no longer requiring an explicit prohibition of segregated facilities in new government contracts. The Feb. 15 memo from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) was ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signaled his support for such a policy while hosting conservative activist Charlie Kirk on his podcast.

ATLANTA — Civil rights activists said they plan to fight back after the Trump administration ended the segregated facilities ban in federal contracts. The repeal means the federal government does not ...

Johnson's 1965 executive order on nondiscrimination and federal contracts means the federal government no longer explicitly prohibits contractors from having segregated facilities such as bathrooms ...

The Trump administration has removed a clause from federal contracts that banned segregated facilities like water fountains ...

Clause 52.222-21 of the FAR is titled "Prohibition of Segregated Facilities" and reads: "The Contractor agrees that it does not and will not maintain or provide for its employees any segregated ...

This story was updated to add additional comments from the General Services Administration on March 20, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. After a recent change by the Trump administration, the federal government ...