Sec. 7. Promoting Equitable Delivery of Government Benefits and Equitable Opportunities. Government programs are designed to serve all eligible individuals. And Government contracting and procurement opportunities should be available on an equal basis to all eligible providers of goods and services. To meet these objectives and to enhance compliance with existing civil rights laws:
(a) Within 1 year of the date of this order, the head of each agency shall consult with the APDP and the Director of OMB to produce a plan for addressing:
- any barriers to full and equal participation in programs identified pursuant to section 5(a) of this order; and
- any barriers to full and equal participation in agency procurement and contracting opportunities identified pursuant to section 5(b) of this order.
(b) The Administrator of the U.S. Digital Service, the United States Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Officer of the United States, and the heads of other agencies, or their designees, shall take necessary actions, consistent with applicable law, to support agencies in developing such plans.
Sec. 8. Engagement with Members of Underserved Communities. In carrying out this order, agencies shall consult with members of communities that have been historically underrepresented in the Federal Government and underserved by, or subject to discrimination in, Federal policies and programs. The head of each agency shall evaluate opportunities, consistent with applicable law, to increase coordination, communication, and engagement with community-based organizations and civil rights organizations.
Sec. 9. Establishing an Equitable Data Working Group. Many Federal datasets are not disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability, income, veteran status, or other key demographic variables. This lack of data has cascading effects and impedes efforts to measure and advance equity. A first step to promoting equity in Government action is to gather the data necessary to inform that effort.
(a) Establishment. There is hereby established an Interagency Working Group on Equitable Data (Data Working Group).
(b) Membership.
- The Chief Statistician of the United States and the United States Chief Technology Officer shall serve as Co-Chairs of the Data Working Group and coordinate its work. The Data Working Group shall include representatives of agencies as determined by the Co-Chairs to be necessary to complete the work of the Data Working Group, but at a minimum shall include the following officials, or their designees:
- the Director of OMB;
- the Secretary of Commerce, through the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau;
- the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers;
- the Chief Information Officer of the United States;
- the Secretary of the Treasury, through the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy;
- the Chief Data Scientist of the United States; and
- the Administrator of the U.S. Digital Service.
- The DPC shall work closely with the Co-Chairs of the Data Working Group and assist in the Data Working Group’s interagency coordination functions.
- The Data Working Group shall consult with agencies to facilitate the sharing of information and best practices, consistent with applicable law.
(c) Functions. The Data Working Group shall:
