Trump Exec Order wipes out LBJ and Biden anti-discrimination guidance

There is no doubt that the Trump administration practices hyperbole as a central feature. In one of his first Executive Orders Trump declared The First 100 Hours - Historic Action to Kick Off America's Golden Age 

One order is tabbed Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.  The Order is one of a barrage signed by Donald Trump on his first day.  Trump revokes the landmark 1965 Executive Order implementing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and barring discrimination in federal government contracts.   But  the 1965 measure  Executive Order 11246  (Equal Employment Opportunity) was signed by President Lyndon Johnson.  That historic sixty year old measure prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin." And it requires federal contractors to develop and implement affirmative action plans to promote equal employment opportunity.

But the Trump Order declares:

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The Biden Administration forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs, going by the name “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI), into virtually all aspects of the Federal Government, in areas ranging from airline safety to the military. This was a concerted effort stemming from President Biden’s first day in office, when he issued Executive Order 13985, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.” Pursuant to Executive Order 13985 and follow-on orders, nearly every Federal agency and entity submitted “Equity Action Plans” to detail the ways that they have furthered DEIs infiltration of the Federal Government. The public release of these plans demonstrated immense public waste and shameful discrimination. That ends today. Americans deserve a government committed to serving every person with equal dignity and respect, and to expending precious taxpayer resources only on making America great.

Unsurprisingly the Biden Order does no such thing.  Its thrust is plain:

Sec. 5 . Conducting an Equity Assessment in Federal Agencies. The head of each agency, or designee, shall, in consultation with the Director of OMB, select certain of the agency's programs and policies for a review that will assess whether underserved communities and their members face systemic barriers in accessing benefits and opportunities available pursuant to those policies and programs. The head of each agency, or designee, shall conduct such review and within 200 days of the date of this order provide a report to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy (APDP) reflecting findings on the following:

(a) Potential barriers that underserved communities and individuals may face to enrollment in and access to benefits and services in Federal programs;

(b) Potential barriers that underserved communities and individuals may face in taking advantage of agency procurement and contracting opportunities;

(c) Whether new policies, regulations, or guidance documents may be necessary to advance equity in agency actions and programs; and

(d) The operational status and level of institutional resources available to offices or divisions within the agency that are responsible for advancing civil rights or whose mandates specifically include serving underrepresented or disadvantaged communities.