Executive Order 13672
| Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity | |
| Number | 13672 |
|---|---|
| President | Barack Obama |
| Signed | July 21, 2014 |
| Federal Register details | |
| Federal Register document number | 2014-17522 |
| Publication date | July 23, 2014 |
Repealed by | |
| Executive Order 14173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity", January 21, 2025 | |
Executive Order 13672, signed by U.S. President Barack Obama on July 21, 2014, amended two earlier executive orders to extend protection against discrimination in hiring and employment to additional classes. It prohibited discrimination in the civilian federal workforce on the basis of gender identity and in hiring by federal contractors on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity.
The executive order was rescinded by President Donald Trump on January 21, 2025.