Karoline Leavitt Pressed On Admin. Memo Taking 'Segregation' Out Of Criteria For Federal Contracting

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Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about an OPM memo that reportedly removed 'segregation' as a criteria for federal contracting.  Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript   Stay Connected Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com

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00:00Jeff, go ahead.

00:01The administration is getting some attention this week for a memo that was released, I

00:02think, a couple of weeks ago, taking segregation out of the criteria for federal contractors.

00:03Can you explain what that memo was supposed to do?

00:04And if you're looking to...

00:05I presume you're not looking for segregation to come back, but can you explain what the

00:06reason for the memo was?

00:07Did the memo come from the White House, or was it from an agency?

00:08It was from the administration.

00:09I think it was OPM.

00:10Okay.

00:11I would defer you to whichever side you're on.

00:12Okay.

00:30Thank you, it was from the administration.

00:31I think it was OPM.

00:32Okay.

00:33I would defer you to whichever agency wrote that memo.

00:34I haven't seen it, so I can't speak to it.

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