The Federal Government's Presumption in Procurement Affirmative Action Programs That Americans of Thirty-Seven Nationalities or Ethnicities are Disadvantaged is on a Collision Course With Strict Scrutiny

Abstract

Federal affirmative action procurement programs have evolved tremendously since President Roosevelt issued an executive order that prohibited federal government contractors from engaging in discrimination. In the years since that executive order, Congress has implemented affirmative action procurement programs with the best of intentions, but it did not scrutinize them before their enactment to ensure all minority group beneficiaries warranted the programs' special treatment. Too often, Congress and the judiciary have used the term "minorities" to describe the groups that benefit from the programs. This has prevented a detailed examination of each minority group that the programs assist to determine whether the government has a compelling interest in offering each special treatment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 2003
Accession Number
ADA417155

Entities

People

  • Sean A. Sabin

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Air Force
  • Anthropology
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Native Americans
  • Prejudice
  • Procurement
  • Sociology
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Organizational Psychology.