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Q °o google-com/search?q=pres + CD . <br />Specific Executive Orders: <br />• Executive Order 14173 ("Ending Illegal <br />Discrimination and Restoring Merit -Based <br />Opportunity"): Rescinds previous DEI-related <br />executive orders and directs federal agencies to <br />identify potential targets for civil investigations into <br />organizations with DEI programs deemed <br />discriminatory. It also requires federal contracto <br />and grantees to certify that they do not operate <br />illegal DEI programs. <br />• Executive Order 14151 ("Ending Radical and <br />Wasteful Government DEI Programs and <br />Preferencing11 <br />)* Directs the termination of federal <br />DEI programs and offices. �' <br />Important Considerations,. <br />• Legal challenges: Some of these executive orders <br />are facing legal challenges, with one federal judge <br />issuing a preliminary injunction against portiponsof <br />the DEI and Environmental Justice EOs. The long- <br />term impact of these orders may depend on the <br />outcomes of this litigation. <br />• Uncertainty and lack of clarity,: There is ongoing <br />uncertainty about what specific DEI activities or <br />programs are considered "illegal" under the <br />executive orders. <br />• Continued need for anti -discrimination efforts,: <br />Organizations must continue to comply with federal <br />and state anti -discrimination laws. and eliminatina <br />all DEI programs could increase <br />discrimination claims. oo) <br />the risk of <br />v <br />