Executive Order 14069: Advancing Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness in Federal Contracting by Promoting Pay Equity and Transparency
President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Directed the FAR Council to consider barring federal contractors from seeking applicants' salary history and requiring compensation disclosure in covered job advertisements.
Status: Revoked.
Is Executive Order 14069 still in effect? No. Revoked January 20, 2025; proposed rule did not mature under the order.
What does Executive Order 14069 do?
The acquisition council was asked to consider rules; a contractor hiring requirement would depend on a later final procurement rule.
Before and after
Before the order
Federal contractor hiring practices were governed by employment law and scattered state rules without a government-wide federal procurement condition.
After the order
The FAR Council issued a proposed rule in January 2024. EO 14148 revoked EO 14069 before a final government-wide rule under this directive took effect.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| FAR Council | Consider salary-history and pay-disclosure rules | Rulemaking |
| Agencies | Implement any final procurement clauses | If finalized |
What happened next
EO 14069 signed.
FAR Council published a proposed rule.
EO 14148 revoked EO 14069.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The Property Act supplied asserted authority. Title VII, Equal Pay Act, state law, contractor due process, procurement statutes and APA notice-and-comment requirements constrained any final rule. No final merits ruling on the order was located.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
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