Federal Updates: New VA Trans Directive & ENDA via Executive Order?
ENDA via Executive Order On social policy, Obama is reconsidering whether to issue an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. When he decided not to issue such an order last year, the White House said it would prefer to pass a law applying to gays and lesbians in the workplace. But if Congress seems unlikely to act on the broader legislation — called the Employment Non-Discrimination Act — officials have signaled to people working on the issue outside the administration that the president would likely consider issuing an executive order, which can only affect government contractors. Read more here… Obama Criticism: Too Many Executive Orders Obama is taking criticism for issuing too many Executive Orders. Here’s a reality check: Roosevelt: 3,522 EOs Truman: 907 EOs Eisenhower: 484 EOs Kennedy 214 EOs Johnson 325 EOs Nixon: 346 EOs Ford: 169 EOs
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Themes
- 1Public policy and governanceTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life100%
- 2Labor, economics, and institutionsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life66%
- 3Law and civil rightsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life53%
- 4Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community42%
- 5Culture, identity, and representationTheme family: Identity, culture, and community26%
- 6Healthcare and medicineTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life21%
Academic framing
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Policy framing
- 1100%
- 215%
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How “Public policy and governance” appears across the Collective corpus
This article was published during the theme’s highest-presence year in the registered corpus (2013).
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Frequently co-occurring concepts
- Transgender identity and history206
- Law and civil rights165
- Community and organizing132
- Culture, identity, and representation68
- Education and youth64
- Labor, economics, and institutions60
- Family and relationships58
- Media, rhetoric, and discourse53
- Violence, safety, and dehumanization50
- Healthcare and medicine40
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Cristan Williams
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Rani Baker
Connected through 1 citation link between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Kelley Winters
Connected through 1 citation link between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Admin
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Marian
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
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