Christina Kristofic
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Investigations Reporter/Editor at The Philadelphia Tribune. Philly suburbs correspondent at Pennsylvania Capital-Star. INTJ. Sci-fi nerd. Bibliophile. Connoisseur of root beer and potato chips. Pug lover. Cat person currently lacking a cat. She/her.
Reposted by Christina Kristofic
Minority- and women-owned businesses are bracing for the end of affirmative action in federal contracting — and the potential loss of contracts worth at least $70 billion a year — as government programs for “disadvantaged” firms have fallen to legal attack over the past year.
Minority-owned firms face ‘crisis’ as affirmative action programs fall
Some cases making their way through federal courts could have catastrophic consequences for minority-owned businesses that do work for the federal government.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Minority- and women-owned businesses are bracing for the end of affirmative action in federal contracting — and the potential loss of contracts worth at least $70 billion a year — as government programs for “disadvantaged” firms have fallen to legal attack over the past year.
Reposted by Christina Kristofic
