# EO 11246 affirmative action program (revoked) — US federal employment law thresholds by employee count

For EO 11246 affirmative action program (revoked), full name is Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity); size rule is threshold revoked, recorded from its source on 2026-10-06; source re-checked 2026-11-01.

- **Law:** EO 11246 affirmative action program (revoked) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Full name:** Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity) _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Size rule:** threshold revoked _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Revocation:** Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity), is hereby revoked. For 90 days from the date of this order, Federal contractors may continue to comply with the regulatory scheme in effect on January 20, 2025. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity), is hereby revoked. For 90 days from the date of this order, Federal contractors may continue to comply with the regulatory scheme in effect on January 20, 2025.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Full name

> Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity), is hereby revoked. For 90 days from the date of this order, Federal contractors may continue to comply with the regulatory scheme in effect on January 20, 2025.

### Size rule

> On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which revoked Executive Order 11246. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Labor publishes this final rule to rescind the implementing regulations for Executive Order 11246. DATES: This rule is effective on October 26, 2026.

### Revocation

> Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity), is hereby revoked. For 90 days from the date of this order, Federal contractors may continue to comply with the regulatory scheme in effect on January 20, 2025.

## Source

- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/31/2025-02097/ending-illegal-discrimination-and-restoring-merit-based-opportunity
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17114/rescission-of-executive-order-11246-implementing-regulations

Last verified: 2026-11-01. Review by: 2027-10-06.
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