WASHINGTON—On Aug. 1, a U.S. District Court judge in Washington dismissed a 44-year-old consent decree that had curbed civil service testing.
Judge Reggie Walton’s dismissal came half a year after the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) first sought to end the decree. They argued it was racially discriminatory and that it kept them from assessing job applicants effectively.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who helped end the decree, said the dismissal “reopened federal employment opportunities based on merit—not race.”
In interviews with The Epoch Times, experts on civil rights and public policy were not shocked to see Luevano fall. Alongside measures on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the federal government, the dismissal is the latest in a sweeping effort by the Trump administration to change how the United States hires and elevates talent….
End of Racial Consent Decree Poised to Change Federal Hiring
