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SASC Bill Would Require Contractors to Divulge Diversity Training Materials

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, November 9th, 2021

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SASC Bill Would Require Contractors to Divulge Diversity Training Materials

A diversity training workshop at Defense Contract Management Agency Lockheed Martin in Moorestown, N.J. in June, 2018 (DCMA Photo)

The Senate Armed Services Committee's (SASC) version of the fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill includes a provision by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) that would require defense contractors to disclose all diversity training materials--a policy that may pose implementation problems for the companies, if it becomes law. "Effective immediately, each contractor who enters or has entered into a contract with the Department of Defense to provide goods or services shall make publicly available online at its website all diversity, equal opportunity,…

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