# Executive Order 14173 Signed by President [[Donald Trump]] on January 21, 2025, EO 14173 ("Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity") revoked [[Executive Order 11246]] — the LBJ-era federal-contractor [[Affirmative Action]] mandate that had stood for nearly sixty years — and directed federal agencies and contractors to dismantle "illegal DEI" programs. It is the executive-branch capstone of the campaign that [[Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard]] (2023) advanced in the courts, extending the attack on race-conscious policy from university admissions to the entire federal-contracting apparatus and pressuring the private sector through threatened enforcement. ## See Also - [[Executive Order 11246]] — The six-decade order this revoked - [[Affirmative Action]] · [[DEI]] — The targets - [[Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard]] — The judicial half of the campaign