Violating ‘Divisive’ Training Order Risks Contracts, DOL Says

Federal contractors’ agreements could be “canceled, terminated, or suspended,” and they could face debarment from holding government deals, if they’re found to be in violation of a recent White House executive order banning “divisive” workplace training.

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs will investigate reports of violations “following the agency’s standard procedures,” as soon as Executive Order 13950 becomes effective, the agency said in guidance published Wednesday.

The order, signed by President Donald Trump on Sept. 22, is already in effect, but “the requirements for federal contractors and subcontractors will apply to contracts entered into 60 days ...