Which order prohibits discrimination and requires affirmative action in employment and was amended by EO 11375?

• A. Executive Order 11246.
• B. Executive Order 11375.
• C. Executive Order 11478.
• D. Executive Order 10988.

Answer: (A)

This question tests knowledge of which executive order established anti-discrimination and affirmative action requirements for federal contractors and was later amended by another order. Executive Order 11246, issued in 1965, prohibits employment discrimination by employers with federal contracts and requires them to take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity in hiring and employment. In 1967, it was amended by Executive Order 11375 to add sex discrimination to the protected categories, expanding the scope of the order. Since EO 11375 amended EO 11246, the order described by the question is EO 11246.

The other orders have different scopes: EO 11375 is the amendment itself, not the original anti-discrimination/procurement order; EO 11478 covers discrimination in federal employment by federal agencies; EO 10988 concerns collective bargaining rights in the federal sector.