President Trump issued an executive order rescinding Executive Order (EO) 14069, Advancing Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness in Federal Contracting by Promoting Pay Equity and Transparency, signed by President Biden in March 2022. EO 14069 was issued to address the use of compensation history in federal hiring and pay-setting processes. EO 14069 led to the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council to propose a rule that prohibited compensation history from dictating pay on federal projects and required posting of pay in job postings connected with government contracts. The FAR Council withdrew the rule in January 2025.
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