The

phrase, “The only constant is change,” couldn’t ring truer for 2025. Since January 21st, federal contractors have experienced unprecedented change that’s impacted the hiring landscape unlike any year before it, beginning with the Executive Order 14173, which rescinded the decades old Executive Order 11246. The newly enacted EO shifted the focus to a merit-based system and prohibited DEI programs seen as discriminatory. Fast forward to October’s annual SHRM event, formerly known as Inclusion, which was rebranded this year to Blueprint, where attendees would walk away with legally sound inclusion & diversity strategies. If you missed this two and half